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Department of Education
Republic of the Philippines
A Journey through
Anglo-American Literature
(Learner’s Material for English)
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A Journey through Anglo-American Literature – Grade 9
Learner’s Material
First Edition, 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Module 3 – Connecting to the World..................................................................... 1
Lesson 1: Through Technology �������������������������������������������������������������������������2
YOUR JOURNEY �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2
YOUR OBJECTIVES����������������������������������������������������������������������� 2
YOUR INITIAL TASKS��������������������������������������������������������������������� 3
Task 1 (Looking Up)�����������������������������������������������������������������������������3
Task 2 (Touching You, Touching Me)�������������������������������������������������4
Task 3 (Linking Together) �������������������������������������������������������������������4
Task 4 (Breaking Barriers)�������������������������������������������������������������������5
Task 5 (Bonding Together)������������������������������������������������������������������6
Task 6 (Extracting Information) ���������������������������������������������������������7
YOUR TEXT
Sorry, Wrong Number (A Radio Play)
Task 7 (Getting the Chill)�������������������������������������������������������������������19
Task 8 (Crossing Diiculties) ����������������������������������������������������������� 20
Task 9 (Tuning In) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20
Task 10 (Delving Deeper) ����������������������������������������������������������������� 20
Task 11 (Firming Up)��������������������������������������������������������������������������21
Task 12 (Sounding Words Correctly) ������������������������������������������������22
Task 13 (Enjoying My Passion)����������������������������������������������������������23
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
Task 14 (Getting into the World of Laughter and Tears) �����������������25
Task 15 (Connecting Lives)����������������������������������������������������������������26
YOUR FINAL TASK
Task 16 (Connecting Lives)����������������������������������������������������������������26
Task 17 (Getting a Clear Picture)�������������������������������������������������������27
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YOUR TREASURE ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 28
Lesson 2: Making a Diference ������������������������������������������������������������������������29
YOUR JOURNEY ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 29
YOUR OBJECTIVES��������������������������������������������������������������������� 29
YOUR INITIAL TASKS������������������������������������������������������������������� 30
Task 1 (Promoting Advocacy)����������������������������������������������������������� 30
Task 2 (Messaging Electronically)���������������������������������������������������� 30
Task 3 (Emulating Accomplished People)����������������������������������������31
YOUR TEXT
For Conversation, Press #1 (Michael Alvear)
Task 4 (Considering Options)������������������������������������������������������������32
Task 5 (Figuring It Out)���������������������������������������������������������������������32
Task 6 (Stimulating Responsibilities) �����������������������������������������������33
Task 7 (Understanding the Text)�������������������������������������������������������34
Task 8 (Enriching Your Experience)�������������������������������������������������35
Task 9 (Recalling Events: Throwback Mode) �����������������������������������37
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
Task 10 (Delving Deeper) ������������������������������������������������������������������37
Task 11 (Firming Up)������������������������������������������������������������������������� 38
YOUR FINAL TASK
Task 12 (Enriching Your Experience) ���������������������������������������������� 38
Task 13 (Sounding Words Correctly) ������������������������������������������������39
Task 14 (Sharing My World)������������������������������������������������������������� 40
Task 15 (Going into the World of Acting)������������������������������������������43
Task 16 (Getting Immersed)��������������������������������������������������������������45
YOUR TREASURE ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 48
Lesson 3: Despite Diferences in Points of View ��������������������������������������������49
YOUR JOURNEY ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 49
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YOUR OBJECTIVES��������������������������������������������������������������������� 49
YOUR INITIAL TASKS������������������������������������������������������������������� 50
Task 1 (Logic, Facts, or Appeal)�������������������������������������������������������� 50
Task 2 (Be Wise)�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 50
Task 3 (A Time for Us)���������������������������������������������������������������������� 51
Task 4 (Unscrambled the Letters)�����������������������������������������������������52
YOUR TEXT
The Story of Romeo and Juliet (based on the play
by William Shakespeare, as told by Bart Marks)
Task 5 (Search and Match) ����������������������������������������������������������������54
Task 6 (Making Connections)������������������������������������������������������������61
Task 7 (Connect and Kinect)��������������������������������������������������������������62
Task 8 (Language in Use) ������������������������������������������������������������������64
Task 9 (Act and Communicate)���������������������������������������������������������65
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
Task 10 (Life’s Linkages)��������������������������������������������������������������������69
YOUR FINAL TASK
Task 11 (Write Now)���������������������������������������������������������������������������70
Task 12 (Lights Camera Action!) �������������������������������������������������������70
YOUR TREASURE ������������������������������������������������������������������������70
Lesson 4: With Fortitude and Determination ������������������������������������������������73
YOUR JOURNEY �������������������������������������������������������������������������73
YOUR OBJECTIVES����������������������������������������������������������������������73
YOUR INITIAL TASKS��������������������������������������������������������������������74
Task 1 (Listen, Think, and Reach)�����������������������������������������������������74
Task 2 (Audience Point of View) �������������������������������������������������������74
YOUR TEXT
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Task 3 (Factual Recount)�������������������������������������������������������������������78
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Task 4 (Shaping Interpretations) ������������������������������������������������������79
Task 5 (Connecting with the Text)��������������������������������������������������� 80
Task 6 (Language at Work)�������������������������������������������������������������� 83
Task 7 (Speak Up) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 83
Task 8 (Figuring It Out)���������������������������������������������������������������������87
YOUR FINAL TASK
Task 9 (Shanty Craft) ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 88
Task 10 (Modern Revision)��������������������������������������������������������������� 88
Task 11 (A Twist) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 88
YOUR TREASURE ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 90
Lesson 5: Across Time �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������92
YOUR JOURNEY ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 92
YOUR OBJECTIVES��������������������������������������������������������������������� 92
YOUR INITIAL TASKS������������������������������������������������������������������� 93
Task 1 (Read On)��������������������������������������������������������������������������������93
Task 2 (Tune In)���������������������������������������������������������������������������������94
YOUR TEXT
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Task 3 (Think Through)�������������������������������������������������������������������107
Task 4 (Talk Back)����������������������������������������������������������������������������108
Task 5 (Panel Forum)����������������������������������������������������������������������108
Task 6 (Grammar in Focus)������������������������������������������������������������109
Task 7 (Word-Hoard)����������������������������������������������������������������������� 110
Task 8 (Take Down Game) ���������������������������������������������������������������111
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
Task 9 (SGD) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 112
YOUR FINAL TASK
Task 10 (Director’s Promptbook)���������������������������������������������������� 113
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YOUR TREASURE �����������������������������������������������������������������������114
Lesson 6: Despite Diferences in Social Class������������������������� 116
YOUR JOURNEY ������������������������������������������������������������������������116
YOUR OBJECTIVES���������������������������������������������������������������������116
YOUR INITIAL TASKS�������������������������������������������������������������������117
Task 1 (Activate Your Mind) �������������������������������������������������������������117
Task 2 (Observe and Imitate)�����������������������������������������������������������117
Task 3 (Photo React)������������������������������������������������������������������������ 118
Task 4 (From Mind to Pictures: Share What you Know)���������������120
YOUR TEXT
While the Auto Waits by O. Henry (adapted for the stage by Walter Wykes)
Task 5 (What’s the Word)����������������������������������������������������������������128
Task 6 (Recognizing Literary Device) ���������������������������������������������129
Task 7 (Play in Progress)������������������������������������������������������������������129
Task 8 (Plot Diagram)���������������������������������������������������������������������� 131
Task 9 (The O’ Henry Twist)������������������������������������������������������������132
Task 10 (Pair Work) �������������������������������������������������������������������������133
Task 11 (Cartoon Talk) ���������������������������������������������������������������������134
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
Task 12 (Connection with Oppression)�������������������������������������������135
Task 13 (Social Class Exploration) ��������������������������������������������������135
Task 14 (Silent Movie)����������������������������������������������������������������������136
Task 15 (Writing Your Own)������������������������������������������������������������ 137
YOUR FINAL TASK
Task 16 (Writing a Character Sketch) ��������������������������������������������� 137
YOUR TREASURE ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 139
Lesson 7: Despite Racial Diferences��������������������������������������������������������������������� 140
YOUR JOURNEY �����������������������������������������������������������������������140
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YOUR OBJECTIVES��������������������������������������������������������������������140
YOUR INITIAL TASKS�������������������������������������������������������������������141
Task 1 (Meet New Words)���������������������������������������������������������������� 141
Task 2 (Checkpoint)�������������������������������������������������������������������������142
Task 3 (Look Who’s Talking?)���������������������������������������������������������143
YOUR TEXT
Driving Miss Daisy – excerpt (Alfred Uhry)
Task 4 (Sequencing Events)�������������������������������������������������������������159
Task 5 (Character Traits) �����������������������������������������������������������������159
Task 6 (Bridging the Gap)����������������������������������������������������������������160
Task 7 (Hashtags – Level of Utterance) �����������������������������������������160
Task 8 (Writer’s Block) �������������������������������������������������������������������� 161
Task 9 (Learn Grammar)����������������������������������������������������������������� 161
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
Task 10 (Getting Deeper)�����������������������������������������������������������������164
Task 11 (Memory Lane)�������������������������������������������������������������������166
Task 12 (Group Diferentiated Task)�����������������������������������������������167
Task 13 (Recognizing Literary Device)��������������������������������������������167
YOUR FINAL TASK
Task 14 (Writing on Your Own)�������������������������������������������������������169
YOUR TREASURE ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 170
Lesson 8: Transcending Diferences ��������������������������������������������������������������171
YOUR JOURNEY
YOUR OBJECTIVES
YOUR INITIAL TASKS
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Task 1 (Theater Vocabulary)������������������������������������������������������������ 172
Task 2 (Verbalize Your Thoughts)��������������������������������������������������� 173
Task 3 (Level Up) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 174
Task 4 (equencing Events)���������������������������������������������������������������178
YOUR TEXT
Driving Miss Daisy – Part II (Alfred Uhry)
Task 5 (Establishing Links) ������������������������������������������������������������� 179
Task 6 (Revisit and Connect)����������������������������������������������������������� 179
Task 7 (Learn Grammar) ����������������������������������������������������������������180
YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS
Task 8 (News in the Inbox)��������������������������������������������������������������183
Task 9 (Let’s Talk)����������������������������������������������������������������������������184
Task 10 (Film Review)���������������������������������������������������������������������185
Task 11 (Recognizing Literary Device) �������������������������������������������185
Task 12 (Examples of Play Script) ���������������������������������������������������187
Task 13 (Driving Ms. Daisy, The Movie)����������������������������������������188
Task 14 (Composing a Plot Synopsis)����������������������������������������������188
YOUR FINAL TASK
Task 15 (The Write and Act Stuf)���������������������������������������������������190
YOUR TREASURE ����������������������������������������������������������������������190
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to trails in Grade 9 English. This learner’s material is specially designed to provide you
roads to cooperative, collaborative, and independent learning of the target themes, concepts, and
competencies that follow the development of your 21st century real-life based skills.This is basically
anchored on the general principles, goals, and objectives of the K-12 Basic Education Program for
junior high school that centers on the development of every student, like you, to be a functionally
literate individual.
This learner’s material provides variety of texts, particularly Anglo-American literary pieces that
are both relevant and meaningful to your life. This ofers opportunities for you to engage yourself
in varied, interesting, challenging, and meaningful tasks that tie together, further develop, and im-
prove your listening, viewing, reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary, literary, and grammar skills.This
integration of literature and language skills will help you demonstrate your understanding of how
you can enrich and enhance your life through valuing the self, other people’s lives, and the world.
There are four modules that comprise this learning material. Each module builds
around a particular text for you to explore meaningfully through engaging yourself in a
variety of integrated, challenging, interesting tasks or activities.
Module 1. Enhancing the Self
Module 2. Valuing Other People and Their Circumstances
Module 3. Connecting to the World
Module 4. Unchanging Values in a Changing World
There are nine lessons for each module, wherein each lesson is comprised of seven parts:
1. Your Journey – provides an overview of what you should understand in the lesson.
This includes the clear directions and purpose of the lesson at hand.
2. Your Objectives – state the expectations in line with what you should know, understand, and
be able to do, produce, and perform as evidence or transfer of learning.
3. Your Initial Tasks – diagnose and activate your prior knowledge; and prepare you
for higher level tasks.
4. Your Text – presents the main reading or literary text and the activities/tasks that will lead
you to acquire knowledge, make sense, and construct meaning out of the information and
experiences contained therein.
5. Your Discovery Tasks – call for activities that expand, enrich, enhance, and broaden your
understanding of the target concepts and skills.
6. Your Final Task – presents the real-life based product or performance task as inal output for
the lesson that serves as evidence of understanding or transfer of learning of the target con-
cepts and skills. This is an enabling task for the main real-life based product or performance
task covering the entire module.
7. My Treasure - enables you to express your insights, learning, and realizations on the lesson.
This part contains prompts and other graphic organizers that will help you to sum up and to
synthesize what you have learned.
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This learner’s material includes formal pre and post assessments by module in both written
response and multiple-choice formats.
Hopefully with this material, you will be provided with successful, meaningful learning expe-
riences and relevant competencies necessary for you to meet the demands of the 21st century.
The Authors and Developers
ENGLISH_GRADE_9_QUARTER_3.pdf
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LESSON 1
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
YOUR JOURNEY:
Distance is being deied by information technology. Through this latest technol-
ogy, you can virtually travel or reach other places and connect to people around
the globe. Thus, you can transfer
messages very fast through the
primary means of communica-
tion—the telephone or cell phone.
This lesson allows you to
discover the extent to which you
can connect to other people with
diferent personalities and needs.
Do you care to extend a lifeline to
somebody in distress no matter
how risky the situation? How else
can you be a channel of hope for
those in need?
YOUR OBJECTIVES
For you to answer these core questions, and for you to be on the right track of
your journey, you have to realize the following:
• analyze a one-act radio play
• employ appropriate listening strategies suited to a one-act play
• extract important information from argumentative/persuasive texts
• produce the vowel sounds correctly
• analyze a radio play as a means of connecting to the world
• be familiar with the technical terms and stage layout for drama and theater
• recognize gerund and its uses
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• identify features of a one-act play
• explain how the elements speciic to a one-act play contribute to the devel-
opment of its theme
• enhance experience through the library’s information sources
YOUR INITIAL TASKS
TASK 1. Looking Up
How do you respond to an emergency situation? Whom do you call for help?
For each critical situation below, indicate your life-saving solution. Cite your
opinion for giving such a solution
Critical situation Life-saving solution
1. Your neighbor’s house is on ire.
2. A woman’s purse is snatched in front
of you inside a jeepney.
3. somebody in fear and in panic calls on
your cell phone asking for your help.
4. your mother complains of dizziness
and falls to the ground unconscious.
5. A hazardous chemical in the chemis-
try Lab spills producing smoke and a
sufocating scent.
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TAsK 2. Touching you, Touching Me
View this Power Point presentation and respond to it by interpreting the
meaning expressed in the song excerpt “Take That-Reach Out.”
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TAsK 3. Linking Together
1. What is your most important use of a cell phone? Have you used it to call
for help?
2. The word maze contains three sets of synonymous words. Write beside
each other the words with almost the same meaning.
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TAsK 4 Breaking Barriers
Reading of the text:
a. by the teacherS
b. by the students
The Telephone
by edward Field
My happiness depends on an electric appliance
And I do not mind giving it so much credit
With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses
Yes my telephone is my joy
It tells me that I am in the world and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle
Without it I was like a bear in a cave
Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come
I stretch and amble out into the sunshine
Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news of friends
The Telephone by Edward Field, from Counting Myself
Lucky. © Black Sparrow Press, 1992.
drowsing
amble appreciation
running credit slow walk sleeping
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TAsK 5 Bonding Together
Students work in groups of 7 to 10 to discuss the message of the poem.
group 1. gratitude
My happiness depends on an electric appliance.
And I do not mind giving it so much credit.
Guide questions:
What is the predominant feeling of the speaker in these lines? Why does
he feel that way?
group 2. obstacle
With life in this city being what it is
Each person separated from friends
By a tangle of subways and buses
Guide question:
Why are friends disconnected?
group 3 Pleasure
Yes my telephone is my joy
It tells me that I am in the world and wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle
Guide question:
How does the speaker justify his joy of having a telephone?
group 4. spring
Without it I was like a bear in a cave
Drowsing through a shadowy winter
It rings and spring has come
Guide questions:
a. To what did the speaker compare man’s situation before the advent of
the telephone?
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b. What value do people give to the telephone when he has the access to it?
c. What literary device is used here?
group 5. connection
I stretch and amble out into the sunshine
Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news of friends
Guide questions:
What does the speaker hunger for? Was he able to connect to the world?
Explain.
TAsK 6 extracting Information
Through technology, you are able read, watch to, and listen to a lot of informa-
tion. These information may inluence you to believe certain ideas and push
you to take some form of action. Some information may also dissuade you from
believing or doing other things.
Many writers use argumentative texts to persuade the readers to agree
to their points of view. Writers do so, not just by presenting information, but
by showing the pros and cons of an issue. In extracting information from an ar-
gumentative text, you must be able to note the issue and the supporting (pros)
and opposing (cons) opinions about the issue.
ToPIc:___________________________________________________
reasons Details
Processing the information:
1. What are the reasons for not allowing students to bring mobile phones
to school?
2. What facts are used to support the argument? Are these convincing?
3. Do you agree with the writer?
4. What kind of writing is this?
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your TeXT
sorry,
Wrong number
(A radio Play) by Lucille Fletche
cAsT
Mrs. stevenson sergeant Dufy
operator Third operator
First Man Woman at henchley hospital
second Man (george) Western union clerk
chief operator Information operator
second operator
(Sound: Number being dialed on phone; busy signal.)
Mrs� Stevenson: (a querulous, self-centered neurotic) Oh—dear! (Slams
down receiver. Dials Operator� )
Operator: Your call, please?
Mrs� Stevenson: Operator? I’ve been dialing Murray Hill 4-0098 now
for the last three-quarters of an hour, and the line is always busy. But I
don’t see how it could be busy that long. Will you try it for me, please?
Operator: Murray Hill 4-0098? One moment, please.
Mrs� Stevenson: I don’t see how it could be busy all the time. It’s my
husband’s oice. He’s working late tonight, and I’m all alone here in
the house. My health is very poor—and I’ve been feeling so nervous
all day—
Operator: Ringing Murray Hill 4-0098.
(Sound: Phone buzz. It rings three times. Receiver is picked up at the
other end.)
Man: Hello.
Mrs� Stevenson: Hello? (a little puzzled) Hello. (louder) Hello.
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Man: (into phone, as though he had not heard) Hello. (louder) Hello.
Second Man: (slow, heavy quality, faintly foreign accent) Hello.
First Man: Hello. George?
George: Yes, sir.
Mrs� Stevenson: (louder and more imperious, to phone) Hello. Who’s
this? What number am I calling, please?
First Man: We have heard from our client. He says the coast is clear
for tonight.
George: Yes, sir.
First Man: Where are you now?
George: In a phone booth.
First Man: Okay. You know the address. At eleven o’clock the private
patrolman goes around to the bar on Second Avenue for a beer. Be
sure that all the lights downstairs are out. There should be only one
light visible from the street. At eleven ifteen a subway train crosses
the bridge. It makes a noise in case her window is open and she should
scream.
Mrs� Stevenson: (shocked) Oh—hello! What number is this, please?
George: Okay, I understand.
First Man: Make it quick. As little blood as possible. Our client does not
wish to make her sufer long.
George: A knife okay, sir?
First Man: Yes, a knife will be okay. And remember—remove the rings
and bracelets, and the jewelry in the bureau drawer. Our client wishes
it to look like simple robbery.
George: Okay, I get— (sound: a bland buzzing signal)
Mrs� Stevenson: (clicking phone) Oh! (Bland buzzing signal continues.
She hangs up.) How awful! How unspeakably— (sound of dialing;
phone buzz)
Operator: Your call, Please?
Mrs� Stevenson� (unnerved and breathless, into phone) Operator,
I—I’ve just been cut of.
Operator: I’m sorry, madam. What number were you calling?
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Mrs� Stevenson: Why—It was supposed to be Murray Hill 4-0098,
but it wasn’t. Some wires must have crossed—I was cut into a wrong
number—and—I’ve just heard the most dreadful thing—-a—a mur-
der—and— (imperiously) Operator, you’ll simply have to retrace that
call at once.
Operator: I beg your pardon, madam—I don’t quite—
Mrs� Stevenson: Oh—I know it was a wrong number, and I had no busi-
ness listening—but hese two men—they were cold-blooded iends—some
poor innocent woman—who was all alone—in a house near a bridge.
And we’ve got to stop them—we’ve got to—
Operator: (patiently) What number were you calling, madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: That doesn’t matter. This was a wrong number. And
you dialed it. And we’ve got to ind out what it was—immediately!
Operator: But—madam—
Mrs� Stevenson: Oh, why are you so stupid? Look it was obviously a case
of some little slip of the inger. I told you to try Murray Hill 4-0098
for me—you dialed it—but your inger must have slipped—and I was
connected with some other number—and I could hear them, but they
couldn’t hear me. Now, I simply fail to see why you couldn’t make that
same mistake again—on purpose—why you couldn’t try to dial Murray
Hill 4-0098 in thesame careless sort of way—
Operator: (quickly) Murray Hill 4-0098? I will try to get it for you,
madam.
Mrs� Stevenson: (sarcastically) Thank you. (sound of ringing, busy
signal)
Operator: I am sorry. Murray Hill 4-0098 is busy.
Mrs� Stevenson: (frantically clicking receiver) Operator. Operator.
Operator: . Yes, madam.
Mrs� Stevenson: (angrily) You didn’t try to get that wrong number at
all. I asked explicitly. And all you did was dial correctly.
Operator: I am sorry. What number were you calling?
Mrs� Stevenson: Can’t you, for once, forget what number I was calling,
and do something speciic? Now I want to trace that call. It’s my civic
duty—it’s your civic duty—to tracethat call—and to apprehend those
dangerous killers—and if you won’t—
Operator: . I will connect you with the Chief Operator.
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Mrs� Stevenson: Please!(sound of ringing)
Chief Operator: (coolly and professionally) This is the Chief Operator.
Mrs� Stevenson: Chief Operator? I want you to trace a call. A telephone
call. Immediately. I don’t know where it came from, or who was mak-
ing it, but it’s absolutely necessary that it be tracked down. Because
it was about a murder. Yes, a terrible cold-blooded murder of a poor
innocent woman—tonight—at eleven ifteen.
Chief Operator: I see.
Mrs� Stevenson: (high-strung, demanding) Can you trace it for me?
Can you track down those men?
Chief Operator: It depends, madam.
Mrs� Stevenson: Depends on what?
Chief Operator: It depends on whether the call is still going on. If it’s
a live call, we can trace it on the equipment. If it’s been disconnected,
we can’t.
Mrs� Stevenson: Disconnected!
Chief Operator: If the parties stopped talking to each other.
Mrs� Stevenson: Oh—but—but of course they must have stopped talking
to each other by now. That was at least ive minutes ago—and they
didn’t sound like the type who would make a long call.
Chief Operator: Well, I can try tracing it. Now—what is your name,
madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs. Elbert Stevenson. But—listen—
Chief Operator: (writing it down) And your telephone number?
Mrs� Stevenson: (more irritated) Plaza 4-2295. But if you go on wasting
all this time--
Chief Operator: And what is your reason for wanting this call traced?
Mrs� Stevenson: My reason? Well—for heaven’s sake—isn’t it obvious?
I overheard two men—they’re killers—they’re planning to murder this
woman—it’s a matter for the police.
Chief Operator: Have you told the police?
Mrs� Stevenson: No. How could I?
Chief Operator: You’re making this check into a private call purely as
a private individual?
Mrs� Stevenson: Yes. But meanwhile—
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Chief Operator: Well, Mrs. Stevenson—I seriously doubt whether we
could make this check for you at this time just on your say-so as a
private individual. We’d have to have something more oicial.
Mrs� Stevenson: Oh, for heaven’s sake! You mean to tell me I can’t
report a murder without getting tied up in all this red tape? Why, it’s
perfectly idiotic. All right, then, I will call the police. (She slams down
receiver) Ridiculous! (sound of dialing)
Second Operator: Your call, please?
Mrs� Stevenson: (very annoyed) The Police Department—please.
Second Operator: Ringing the Police Department.
(Rings twice. Phone is picked up.)
Sergeant Dufy: Police Department. Precinct 43. Dufy speaking.
Mrs� Stevenson: Police Department? Oh. This is Mrs. Stevenson—Mrs.
Elbert Smythe Stevenson of 53 North Sutton Place. I’m calling to
report a murder.
Sergeant Dufy: Eh?
Mrs� Stevenson: I mean— the murder hasn’t been committed yet. I just
overheard plans for it over the telephone… over wrong number that
the operator gave me. I’ve been trying to trace down the call myself,
but everybody is so stupid—and I guess in the end you’re the only
people who could do anything.
Dufy: (not too impressed) Yes, ma’am.
Mrs� Stevenson: (trying to impress him) It was a perfectly deinite
murder. I heard their plans distinctly. Two men were talking and they
were going to murder some woman at eleven ifteen tonight—she lived
in a house near a bridge.
Dufy: Yes ma‘am.
Mrs� Stevenson: And there was a private patrolman on the street. He
was going to go around for a beer on second Avenue. And there was
some third man–a client–who was paying to have this poor woman
murdered–They were going to take her rings and bracelets—and use
a knife— Well, it’s unnerved me dreadfully— and I’m not well—
Dufy: I see. When was all this, ma’am?
Mrs� Stevenson: About eight minutes go. Oh…(relieved) then you can
do something? You do understand—
Dufy: And what is your name, ma’am?
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Mrs� Stevenson: (impatiently) Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs. Elbert Stevenson.
Dufy: And your address?
Mrs� Stevenson: 53 North Sutton Place. That’s near a bridge, the
Queensborough Bridge, you know—and we have a private patrolman
on our street—and Second Avenue—
Dufy: And what was that number you were calling?
Mrs� Stevenson: Murray Hill 4-0098. But –-that wasn’t the number I
overheard. I mean Murray Hill 4-0098 is my husband’s oice. He’s
working late tonight, and I was trying to reach him to ask him to come
home. I’m an invalid, you know— and it’s the maid’s night of—and I
hate to be alone— even though he says I’m perfectly safe as long as I
have the telephone right beside my bed.
Dufy: (stolidly) Well, we’ll look into it Mrs. Stevenson, and see if we can
check it with the telephone company.
Mrs� Stevenson: (getting impatient) But the telephone company said
they couldn’t check the call if the parties had stopped talking. I’ve
taken care of that.
Dufy: Oh, yes?
Mrs� Stevenson: (highhanded) Personally I feel you ought to do some-
thing far more immediate and drastic than just check the call. What
good does checking the call do, if they’ve stopped talking? By the time
you track it down, they’ll already have committedthe murder.
Dufy: Well, we’ll take care of it, lady. Don’t worry.
Mrs� Stevenson: I’d say the whole thing calls for a search—a complete
and thorough search of the whole city. I’m very near a bridge, and I’m
not far from Second Avenue. And I know I’d feel a whole lot better if
you sent a radio car to this neighborhood at once.
Dufy: And what makes you think the murder’s going to be committed
in your neighborhood, ma’am?
Mrs� Stevenson: Oh, I don’t know. This coincidence is so horrible.
Second Avenue—the patrolman—the bridge—
Dufy: Second Avenue is a long street, ma’am. And do you happen to
know how many bridges there are in the city of New York alone? Not
to mention Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx? And how
do you know there isn’t some little house out on Staten Island—on
some little Second Avenue you’ve never heard about? How do you
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know they were even talking about New York at all?
Mrs� Stevenson: But I heard the call on the New York dialing system.
Dufy: How do you know it wasn’t a long-distance call you overheard?
Telephones are funny things. Look, lady, why don’t you look at it this
way? Supposing you hadn’t broken in on that telephone call? Supposing
you’d got your husband the way you always do? Would this murder
have made any diference to you then?
Mrs� Stevenson: I suppose not. But it’s so inhuman—so cold-blooded—
Dufy: A lot of murders are committed in this city every day, ma’am. If
we could do something to stop ‘em, we would. But a clue of this kind
that’s so vague isn’t much more use to us than no clue at all.
Mrs� Stevenson: But surely—
Dufy: Unless, of course, you have some reason for thinking this call is
phony—and that someone may be planning to murder you?
Mrs� Stevenson: Me? Oh, no, I hardly think so. I—I mean— why should
anybody? I’m alone all day and night—I see nobody except my maid
Eloise—she’s a big two-hundred pounder—she’s too lazy to bring up my
breakfast tray—and the only other person is my husband Elbert—he’s
crazy about me—adores me—waits on me hand and foot—he’s scarcely
left my side since I took sick twelve years ago—
Dufy: Well, then, there’s nothing for you to worry about, is there? And
now, if you’ll just leave the rest to us--
Mrs� Stevenson: But what will you do? It’s so late—it’s nearly eleven
o’clock.
Dufy: (irmly) We’ll take care of it, lady.
Mrs� Stevenson: Will you broadcast it all over the city? And send out
squads? And warn your radio cars to watch out—especially in suspi-
cious neighborhoods like mine?
Dufy: (more irmly) Lady, I said we’d take care of it. Just now I’ve got a
couple of other matters here on my desk that require my immediate—
Mrs� Stevenson: Oh! (She slams down receiver hard.) Idiot. (looking
at phone nervously) Now, why did I do that? Now he’ll think I am a
fool. Oh, why doesn’t Elbert come home?Why doesn’t he? (sound of
dialing operator)
Operator: Your call, please?
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Mrs� Stevenson: Operator, for heaven’s sake, will you ring that Murray
Hill 4-0098 again? I can’t think what’s keeping him so long.
Operator: Ringing Murray Hill 4-0098. (Rings. Busy signal) The line
is busy. Shall I—
Mrs� Stevenson: (nastily) I can’t hear it. You don’t have to tell me. I
know it’s busy. (slams down receiver) If I could only get out of this
bed for a little while. If I could get a breath of fresh air—or just lean
out the window—and see the street—(The phone rings. She darts for
it instantly.) Hello. Elbert? Hello. Hello. Hello. Oh, what’s the matter
with this phone? Hello? Hello? (slams down receiver) (The phone rings
again, once. She picks it up.) Hello? Hello—Oh, for heaven’s sake, who
is this? Hello. Hello. Hello. (slams down receiver. Dials operator.)
Third Operator: Your call, please?
Mrs� Stevenson: (very annoyed and imperious) Hello, operator. I don’t
know what’s the matter with this telephone tonight, but it’s positively
driving me crazy. I’ve never seen such ineicient, miserable service.
Now, look. I’m an invalid, and I’m very nervous, and I’m not supposed
to be annoyed. But if this keeps on much longer—
Third Operator: (a young sweet type) What seems to be the trouble,
madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: Well, everything’s wrong. The whole world could be
murdered, for all you people care. And now, my phone keeps ringing—
Operator: Yes, madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: Ringing and ringing and ringing every ive seconds or
so, and when I pick it up, there’s no one there.
Operator: I’m sorry, madam. If you will hang up, I will test it for you.
Mrs� Stevenson: I don’t want you to test it for me. I want you to put
through that call—whatever it is –at once.
Operator: (gently) I am afraid that is not possible, madam.
Mrs� Stevenson: (storming) Not possible? And why, may I ask?
Operator: The system is automatic, madam. If someone is trying to
dial your number, there is no way to check whether the call is coming
through the system or not—unless the person who is trying to reach
you complains to his particular operator—
Mrs� Stevenson: Well, of all the stupid, complicated--! And meanwhile
I’ve got to sit here in my bed, sufering every time that phone rings,
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imagining everything—
Operator: I will try to check it for you, madam.
Mrs� Stevenson: Check it! Check it! That’s all anybody can do. Of all the
stupid, idiotic…! (She hangs up) Oh—what’s the use…(Instantly Mrs.
Stevenson’s phone rings again. She picks up the receiver. Wildly.)
Hello, HELLO. Stop ringing, do you hear me? Answer me? What do
you want? Do you realize you’re driving me crazy? Stark, staring—
Man: (dull, lat voice) Hello. Is this Plaza 4-2295?
Mrs� Stevenson: (Catching her breath) Yes. Yes. This is Plaza 4-2295.
Man: This is Western Union. I have a telegram here for Mrs. Elbert Ste-
venson. Is there anyone there to receive the message?
Mrs� Stevenson: (trying to calm herself) I am Mrs. Stevenson.
Western Union: (reading latly) The telegram is as follows: “Mrs. El-
bert Stevenson. 53 North Sutton Place, New York, New York. Darling.
Terribly sorry. Tried to get you for last hour, but line busy. Leaving for
Boston 11 P.M. tonight on urgent business. Back tomorrow afternoon.
Keep happy. Love. Signed, Elbert.
Mrs� Stevenson: (breathing, aghast to herself) Oh—no—
Western Union: That is all, madam. Do you wish us to deliver a copy
of the message?
Mrs� Stevenson: No—no, thank you.
Western Union: Thank you, madam. Good night. (He hangs up phone.)
Mrs� Stevenson: (mechanically, to phone) Good night. (She hangs
up slowly, suddenly bursting into tears.) No—no—it isn’t true! He
couldn’t do it. Not when he knows I’ll be all alone. It’s some trick—
some iendish—(She dials operator.)
Operator: (coolly) Your call, please?
Mrs� Stevenson: Operator—try that Murray Hill 4-0098 number for
me just once more, please.
Operator: Ringing Murray Hill 4-0098 (Call goes through. We hear
ringing at the other end. Ring after ring.)
Mrs� Stevenson: He’s gone. Oh, Elbert, how could you? How could
you—? (She hangs up phone, sobbing pityingly to herself, turning
restlessly.) But I can’t be alone tonight. I can’t. If I’m alone one more
second—I don’t care what he says—or what the expense is—I’m a sick
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woman—I’m entitled—(She dials Information.)
Information: This is Information.
Mrs� Stevenson: I want the telephone number of Henchley Hospital.
Information: Henchley Hospital? Do you have the address, madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: No. It’s somewhere in the seventies, though. It’s a
very small, private, and exclusive hospital where I had my appendix
out two years ago. Henchley, H-E-N-C--
Information: One moment, please.
Mrs� Stevenson: Please—hurry. And please—what is the time?
Information: I do not know, madam. You may ind out the time by
dialing Meridian 7-1212.
Mrs� Stevenson: (Irritated) Oh, for heaven’s sake! Couldn’t you--?
Information: The number of Henchley Hospital is Butterield 7-0105,
madam.
Mrs� Stevenson: Butterield 7-0105. (She hangs up before she inishes
speaking, and immediately dials number as she repeats it.) (Phone
rings.)
Woman: (middle-aged, solid, irm, practical) Henchley Hospital, good
evening.
Mrs� Stevenson: Nurses’ Registry.
Woman: Who was it you wished to speak to, please?
Mrs� Stevenson: (highhanded) I want the Nurses’ Registry at once. I
want a trained nurse. I want to hire her immediately. For the night.
Woman: I see. And what is the nature of the case, madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: Nerves. I’m very nervous. I need soothing—and com-
panionship. My husband is away-- and I’m—
Woman: Have you been recommended to us by any doctor in particular,
madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: No. But I really don’t seem why all this catechizing is
necessary. I want a trained nurse. I was a patient in your hospital two
years ago. And after all, I do expect to pay this person—
Woman: We quite understand that, madam. But registered nurses are
very scarce just now—and our superintendent has asked us to send
people out only on cases where the physician in charge feels it is ab-
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solutely necessary.
Mrs� Stevenson: (growing hysterical) Well, it is absolutely necessary.
I’m a sick woman. I–-I’m very upset. Very. I’m alone in this house—
and I’m an invalid and tonight I overheard a telephone conversation
that upset me dreadfully. About a murder—a poor woman who was
going to be murdered at eleven ifteen tonight—in fact, if someone
doesn’t come at once— I’m afraid I’ll go out of my mind (almost of
handle by now)
Woman: (calmly) I see. Well, I’ll speak to Miss Phillips as soon as she
comes in. And what is your name, madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: Miss Phillips. And when do you expect her in?
Woman: I really don’t know, madam. She went out to supper at eleven
o’clock.
Mrs� Stevenson: Eleven o’clock. But it’s not eleven yet. (She cries out.)
Oh, my clock has stopped. I thought it was running down. What time
is it?
Woman: Just fourteen minutes past eleven.
(Sound of phone receiver being lifted on same line as Mrs� Steven-
son’s� A click.)
Mrs� Stevenson: (crying out) What’s that?
Woman: What was what, madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: That—that click just now—in my own telephone? As
though someone had lifted the receiver of the hook of the extension
phone downstairs—
Woman: I didn’t hear it, madam. Now—about this—
Mrs� Stevenson: (scared) But I did. There’s someone in this house.
Someone downstairs in the kitchen. And they’re listening to me now.
They’re—Hangs up phone. In a sufocated voice.) I won’t pick it up. I
won’t let them hear me. I’ll be quiet—and they’ll think—(with grow-
ing terror) But if I don’t call someone now—while they’re still down
there—there’ll be no time. (She picks up receiver. Bland buzzing sig-
nal. She dials operator. Ring twice.)
Operator: (fat and lethargic) Your call, please?
Mrs� Stevenson: (a desperate whisper) Operator, I—I’m in desperate
trouble—I—
Operator: I cannot hear you, madam. Please speak louder.
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Mrs� Stevenson: (Still whispering) I don’t dare. I—there’s someone
listening. Can you hear me now?
Operator: Your call, please? What number are you calling, madam?
Mrs� Stevenson: (desperately) You’ve got to hear me. Oh, please. You’ve
got to help me. There’s someone in this house. Someone who’s going to
murder me. And you’ve got to get in touch with the—(Click of receiver
being put down in Mrs� Stevenson’s line. Bursting out wildly.) Oh,
there it is—he’s put it down—he’s put down the extension—he’s com-
ing—(She screams.) He’s coming up the stairs—(hoarsely) Give me the
Police Department—(screaming) The police!
Operator: Ringing the Police Department.
(Phone is rung. We hear sound of a train beginning to fade in. On
second ring, Mrs� Stevenson screams again, but roaring of train
drowns out her voice. For a few seconds we hear nothing but roaring
of train, then dying away, phone at police headquarters ringing.)
Dufy. Police Department. Precinct 43. Dufy speaking. (pause) Police
Department. Dufy speaking.
George� Sorry, wrong number. (hangs up)
TAsK 7 getting the chill
Arrange the movies in the Chill Factor Chart according to how they powerfully
afect you: suspenseful, frightening, horrifying, terrifying.
chILL FAcTor chArT
Movie efect
The Conjuring
You’re Next
The Exorcist
Insidious
Anaconda suspenseful
Describe a time when you’ve experienced something frightening or suspenseful.
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TAsK 8 crossing Diiculties
Give the meaning of the underlined words in these sentences. Choose your an-
swers from the synonyms in the box.
1. Mrs. Stevenson is identiied as a querulous and self-centered neurotic.
2. She became imperious when she could not connect to the number she
dialled.
3. When she dialled again, she only got a bland buzzing signal and heard
the conversation on the cross line.
4. The telephone operator’s failed attempts to connect to her husband’s
oice number unnerved her.
5. She gave a highhanded reply when she sensed Sgt. Dufy did not take
action on her complaint.
TAsK 9 Tuning In
a. Listen to the radio play as you read the text excerpt.
b. Notice the delivery of the lines, the tone of voice of the characters, and
the sound efects used.
TAsK 10 Delving Deeper
Form groups of ten and work on any of the given tasks below.
A. Tracking events
Arrange the events according to their occurrence in the play. Enter your
answer in the box, then explain the acceptability of your arrangement
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a. she accidentally overheard a conversation between two men
planning a murder.
b. Desperate to prevent the crime, she began a series of calls--to the
operator, to the police, and others.
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c. Mrs. stevenson is an invalid conined to her bed and her only life-
line was the telephone.
d. one night, while she was waiting for her husband to return home, she
picked up the phone and called his oice.
e. her conversation with sgt. Dufy made her realize the description of the
crime scene and victim.
B. Discovering traits
Describe the characters by putting traits on the strands.
Mrs. stenvenson
sgt. Dufy
C. Gathering leads to suspense
Based on the script, point out the parts in the play that help build tension,
including the pace.
D. Releasing features
Focus on the features of a one-act radio play--delivery of the lines, the
tone of voice of the characters, and the sound efects used. Explain their
importance to the play.
TAsK 11 Firming up
Answer the following questions:
a. Which parts of the story can you ind heightened tension and suspense?
What is its efect on you?
b. Was Mrs. Stevenson able to connect to get help? How?
c. Would you be willing enough to face danger just to help somebody in
trouble? Explain your answer.
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TAsK 12 sounding Words correctly
In performing a radio play, the voice carries the tone and emotion of the char-
acters. Hence, it is important that words have to be sounded correctly.
a. These are some critical vowel sounds. Pronounce the words correctly
[a] [æ] [e] [∑]
art, arc, clam,
guardian,
sardine, father,
hard, olive,
lobby, bond,
barter, locket
at, ask, accent,
attic, badge,
gas, patch,
hang, bache-
lor, cabin, lass,
bale, ash
age, acre, alias,
fame, jade,
matrix, chaos,
atrium, maze,
pathos
ebb, elbow,
says, bread,
weather,
weapon, peas-
ant, meant,
heavy, steady
send, check,
pepper
b. Practicing the sounds
Work in four groups. Each group must work on one short vowel sound,
then present the output to the class.
group 1. [e] The agent was able to close the deal.
A sailboat waits on the bay.
A plate of bacon and eggs is on the table.
group 2. [∑] eddy and eli are best friends forever.
Many peasants are ready to ill the land.
It’s festive weather for a picnic in the meadow
group 3. [æ] The captain is a bachelor.
The land map was accurate.
He brought ham and apples.
group 4. [a] The oice staf waited at the lobby.
She won a carpet at the lottery.
The doll had a lovely locket.
He ofered us sardines with olives.
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TAsK 13 enjoying My Passion
People engage in diferent activities to keep them involved in the community
and at the same time help others. Do you do this, too?
a. Read the sentences below and answer the questions that follow.
1. Studying and excelling in many extra-curricular programs and my church
youth group have given me many opportunities to improve my school as
well as help the community.
2. Some activities that make me happy are doing volunteer work and pur-
suing my career.
3. I am conident in saying that I am well-adapted and prepared to succeed
and be involved in the community.
4. I enjoyed volunteering at the Parish Rest House, making beds, cleaning
windows, and mopping loors.
5. My passion, helping people, gives me satisfaction.
Processing:
1. What do you notice about the underlined words?
2. What do you call a word derived from a verb?
3. What name do we give to a verbal ending in –ing used as a noun?
4. How is a gerund used in each sentence?
Key PoInTs
A gerund is usually defined as a word ending in –ing that is formed
from a verb and that functions as a noun specifically used as a subject,
a subjective complement, an object of the preposition, a direct object,
and an appositive.
examples:
subject: exercising is good for our health.
subjective complement: Lyka’s favorite exercise is jogging.
object of a preposition: Merla keeps herself in good shape by dancing.
Direct object: Lester does boxing in the gym twice a week.
Appositive: My only exercise, walking, is not taxing.
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B. Giving it a try.
Study the paragraph. Identify the use of the underlined gerunds by choosing the
letter of your answer from the box.
Helping people is a responsibility of every citizen, I believe. And I used to
help everyone I could. I enjoyed the feeling I got when I reversed a stranger’s
awful day and turned it into something good. I’ve learned better since then. Don’t
get me wrong; I still agree with and practice the concept, but I’m much more
adept at it now that I have gained experience. Even though I was the rescuer,
it seemed like I always had to pay a personal price for being kind to people.
After sufering much heartache, embarrassing episodes, and personal loss, I’ve
learned that giving help to my fellow human beings can be a risky endeavour if
not approached correctly.
C. Honing skills
Write the gerunds. Then, explain its use in each sentence.
1. Helping a friend is an automatic yes in your book.
2. Helping others with a favour is dangerous and should be avoided.
3. When it comes to helping, ultimately, it’s not even about expecting money
or just helping friends out.
4. Take time getting used to refusing people’s requests.
5. Although simple, it is similar to the rules that prevent people from bump-
ing into others in the streets.
6. Won’t people see you as a jerk in refusing to help them?
7. Individuals may even get mad for saying no to them.
8. You can boil this down as the diference of needing vs. wanting help.
9. One way to deal with this is by giving your closest friends and family a
higher priority.
10. You can’t stand still watching others in need, but at the same time you
can’t assist everyone to your own detriment.
A. subject D. Direct object
B. subjective complement e. Appositive
c. object of a preposition
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D. Mastering it!
Work with a partner. Convert the following verbs to gerund and construct
sentences using its varied functions.
1. run 6. beat
2. buy 7. sit
3. sell 8. let
4. ask 9. see
5. wait 10. cook
E. Describing a photo: Pair work
Share a picture with your partner and talk about it using a gerund.
Example: I remember taking this picture. It was a weekend in July. My
family was at the beach. I remember asking my sister to take the
picture quickly because the sun was in my eyes. It was a beautiful,
sunny day.
your DIscoVery TAsKs
TAsK 14. getting into the World of Laughter and Tears
A. Agreeing-Disagreeing
Put a check mark  if you agree with the statement; X if you disagree. Explain
your answer to a partner.
1. Theater is the same as theatre.
2. Drama is diferent from a play.
3. A script is the written conversation in a play.
4. A change in time is one scene in a play.
5. A one-act play has all the elements of drama.
B. Familiarizing Yourself with the stage
1. With a partner, study the stage layout. Make directions from the perspective
of the actor (facing the audience) and of the audience (facing the stage).
Examples: Downstage Rght (DR)
Downstage Left Center (DLC)
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TAsK 15. revisiting the radio Play
Refer to the one-act radio play script to answer these questions:
1. Is Sorry, Wrong Number a one-act play?
2. The elements of a one-act play are found in the script. Fill-in the grid
below with the needed information.
elements of one-act play Details
1. setting
2. Plot and plot structure
3. character and characterization
4. conlict
5. Theme
6. suspense and atmosphere
TAsK 16 connecting Lives
When do you dial a friend?
You have a civic obligation to help others. Would you be willing enough to take
the risk of helping others in need?
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Using a sheet of paper, write a paragraph on the topic: helping others at my own
risk. Choose one from the possible situations below.
Possible situations:
1. A friend is habitually absent and asks you to cover up his being hooked
to computer games.
2. You witness a hit and run vehicular accident and the victim needs your
help.
3. Your classmate’s cell phone was coniscated because he was watching
pornography, and he wants you to help him get his cell phone.
4. Your neighbor badly needs money, but the only money you have got is
your weekly allowance.
5. A close friend runs away from home and asks you to let him stay in your
house.
your FInAL TAsKs
TAsK 17. getting a clear Picture
Direction: Evaluate the plot summary according to/against the guidelines
Plot summary/synopsis guidelines
Mrs. stevenson is sick and
conined to her bed. her only
lifeline is the telephone. one
night, while waiting for her
husband to return home, she
impatiently tries to locate
him. she picks up the phone
and accidentally overhears
a conversation through a
cross-line, between two men
planning to murder a woman
who lives near a bridge on
second Avenue at 11:15 at
night on that day. she begins
a series of calls--to the opera-
tor, to the police, and others,
desperate to prevent the
crime.
guidelines to Writing a good Plot summary
1. The time and place should be indicated at
the beginning of the synopsis
2. A brief description of the main charac-
ters should be given as they appear in the
story
3. The synopsis should begin at the opening
of the story and told in the same order as
the play, and end at the play’s conclusion
4. Dramatic scenes that propel the story for-
ward, including climatic scenes should be
described within the synopsis
5. The synopsis must be no longer than 250
words long
6. The story must be told in the present tense
and in the third person
7. When telling the story, dialogue should not
be included. The story should be related in
an informal way.
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Processing:
Give your reasons for following the guidelines on writing a synopsis.
your TreAsure
http://www.searchquotes.com/quotes/about/helpfulness/
complete each clause in your notebook.
summing up what I learned in my journey through this lesson, it enables me to
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
It made me realize that ____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
I therefore commit to _____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Lesson 2
MAKIng A DIFFerence
your Journey
In many ways your life has been made easier and more eicient with technology
that enables you to keep in touch. With just a click
of a button (or a mouse) you have email, Facebook,
Twitter, blogs, online fora, list-servs and threads, vir-
tual reality, webcasts and webinars, instant messaging
(IM), text messaging (and many other features of
technology) and you are able to connect to the world.
This lesson allows you to further explore the
world and see how people make a diference in the
lives of other people by making use of their time,
talent, and heart. Your involvement in making connections is an enriching and
empowering experience.
your oBJecTIVes
For you to clarify the path of your journey in making valuable contributions to
the world, you are expected to:
• interpret ideas presented in a poster
• relect on the message conveyed in the material viewed
• analyze literature as a means of connecting to the world
• produce the critical consonant sounds correctly
• use gerunds and gerund phrases in expressing ways on how to shape the
world
• relect on how to manage the use of ICT gadgets without deviating from hu-
man interaction
• recognize the structures and types of stages for stage plays
• inalize content of plot synopsis
• enhance the experience through the library’s information sources
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your InITIAL TAsKs
Task 1 Promoting Advocacy
Study the poster and evaluate its message. What is in the poster that would make
you accept the invitation to join the conference?
http://www.youthmakingadiference.ca/conference/conference2012/poster/
Task 2 Messaging electronically
1. Why do you use a computer? Why do you create a Facebook account?
2. Give other examples of the latest gadgets for messaging.
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Task 3 emulating accomplished People
Some people do ordinary things that produce amazing results, making them
diferent from the rest. One of them is Bill Gates whose curiosity led to a revo-
lutionized information technology.
Prepare yourselves for a Power Point presentation. Take note of the infor-
mation that will complete the grid below.
Personalities nationality advocacy
Melinda gates american
ghalib khalil
efren Peñalorida educate street children through a push
cart classroom.
Mark Hyman
arnel Pineda filipino
evans Wadongo
narayanan krishnan
Julia‘Butterly’Hill
A. Be able to explain the signiicance of the material shown.
1. What qualities make these people extraordinary?
2. What has prompted them to make a diference in other people’s lives?
3. What impact have they made on the people around them?
4. Simple people like Arnel Pineda, Efren Peñalorida, and Ghalib Khalil have
become extraordinary. Does it mean you can also be an extraordinary
person? Explain.
B. What have you realized?
You have learned about these extraordinary people’s advocacies that made
a signiicant impact on others. This time write your relections on these on
a ½ sheet of paper.
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Task 4 considering options
i’ve got a cell phone, email,
and voice mail.
But why am i so lonely?
1. This man has all the modern gadgets, yet he is still lonely. Why do you think
this is so?
2. What general truth in life is being depicted?
Task 5 figuring it out
Match the italicized words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. Write
the number of your answer in the magic square.
a B
c d
e f
a B
1. evidently, the untethered electronic voice is pref-
erable to human contact.
a. hindrance
2. The driver shushed us because he could not hear
the person on the other end of his cell phone
b. one who opposes
technological change
3. every advance in communications technology is a
setback to the intimacy of human interaction
c. unlimited resources or
endurance
4. i am no Luddite. i own a cellphone, an aTM card, and an
email account.
d. ordered to be silent
5. The communications revolution makes us stop
talking to one another. This makes me cringe.
e. shrink in fear
6. i’ve put myself on technology restriction: no
instant messaging to people near me.
f. limit
g. to wish or long for
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Task 6 stimulating responsibilities
1. Work in four groups and read the selection that follows.
2. Formulate questions and answers out of it.
3. For each question and answer given, the group gains a smiley that is to be
entered in the score board.
4. The group with the most entries or the highest score is the winner.
Score board for the group activity
groupsscores Questions
(scores)
answer
(scores)
Total
score
1
2
3
4
for conversation, Press # 1
by Michael alvear
A funny thing happened in the way to communications revolution: we
stopped talking to one another.
I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone
rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking
on a beautiful sunny day and—poof! ---I became invisible, absent from the
conversation because of a gadget designed to make communication easier.
The park was illed with people talking on their cell phones. They were
passing other people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their
babies or stopping to pet their puppies. Evidently, the untethered electronic
voice is preferable to human contact.
The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people
sitting next to you feel absent.
Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel?
Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of
human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we
can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. In making
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deposit at the bank, you can just insert your card into the ATM. With voice
mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.
If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.
As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets auto-
mated, the alienation index goes up.
I am no Luddite. I own a cell phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail system,
and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn’t an option---they’re great for
what they’re intended to do. It’s their unintended consequences that make
me cringe.
So I’ve put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with
people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no
letting the voice mail pick up when I’m home.
readers digest, pp. 143-145, July 2000
Task 7 Understanding the Text
Choose the correct answer to each item.
1. The author’s purpose in writing the article is to make us realize that ________.
a. communications technology is interfering with human contact
b. people are communicating less than they did in the past
c. the advances in communications technology are unnecessary
d. people are forgetting how to communicate with others
2. The question “Why is it that the more connected we get, the more discon-
nected I feel?” _____________.
a. reveals the author’s confusion about technology
b. invites the reader to disagree with the author
c. highlights the author’s examples and arguments
d. challenges the reader to ind answers to problems
3. The author’s tone throughout the selection is _________.
a. amusement c. hostility
b. criticism d. indiference
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4. The third and fourth paragraphs give emphasis on how a cell phone ______.
a. provides convenience c. isolates people
b. threatens safety d. eiciently works
5. The idea that bothers the author most about the efect of communications
technology on his life is _______________.
a. limited communication with strangers
b. lack of social formula
c. extreme preference for cell phones
d. deviation from meaningful interaction
Task 8 enriching Your experience
1. Go back to the text For Conversation, Press # 1. Aside from the communications
technology cited by the author, what other technological advances in commu-
nication deviate from human interaction? Relect on the author’s concern and
how you use your ICT gadgets without neglecting human interaction. Write
your relections in your notebook.
My relections
2. Form ive groups to work on the activities below.
group 1 - actors
In a role play, show the proper etiquette when using a cell phone and telephone.
(How should we deal with a phone call or text message when we are talking with
someone?)
group 2 - dancers
Through a dance, interpret a song that discusses the author’s desire to have
human contact rather than the use of technology in communication.
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group 3 - Mathematicians
Make a computation of how much your weekly expenses allotted for load and
phone bills amount to. Think of how you can still use the technology but lessen
the expenses.
group 4 - researchers
List the advantages and disadvantages of communications technology. Use the
chart below.
communications Technology
Unit advantages disadvantages
Telephone
cell phone
fax machine
e-mail
Voice mail
group 5 - singers
Compose a jingle about communications technology highlighting its importance
but not losing interaction with others, then sing it.
YoUr TeXT
sorry, Wrong number
(a radio play, excerpted)
by Lucille fletcher
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Task 9 recalling events: Throwback Mode
1. Volunteer students read parts of the play. Find out the reason for the char-
acter’s actions – their motivation.
2. Listen to the characters read their parts on the radio conversations.
Note: The teacher stops the student who is reading, asks some questions,
and he will answer in character.
Questions for:
a. Mrs. Stevenson
Why are you so arrogant and irritable?
b. Sgt. Dufy
Why did you not send some policemen to Mrs. Stevenson’s area to verify
her statements?
c. Operator
Why do you seem to be cool and patient with irate callers?
d. George
Why did you have to kill Mrs. Stevenson?
Task 10 delving deeper
Working in six groups, read the remaining parts of a one-act radio play and be
ready to do your task.
group 1 - Third operator
For whom is Mrs. Stevenson’s call?
group 2 - Western Union
Why should Mrs. Stevenson call Western Union?
group 3 - information
What does Mrs. Stevenson want from the Information?
group 4 - Henchley Hospital
Was she able to get the help from a nurse?
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group 5 - Woman
What made Mrs. Stevenson so scared?
group 6 - sgt. dufy and george
Why should George tell Sgt. Dufy “Sorry, wrong number”?
Task 11 firming Up
1. What makes the story suspenseful?
2. Why is Mrs. Stevenson not able to get help?
3. Mrs. Stevenson has already sensed that she is the woman to be murdered.
What would you do if you were in her place?
4. What is the most interesting thing you learned about the play?
5. How could you be of help to people in danger like Mrs. Stevenson?
Task 12 enriching Your experience
Form ive groups to work on the activities below.
A. Tracking Emotions
With a partner, create a line graph illustrating the rise and fall of a reader’s
emotion from the beginning up to the end of the play.
B. A Scene After
As the play ends, George answers the phone, “Sorry, wrong number.” Make
a diferent ending by writing a script for this scene and act it out.
C. Dance Mania
Choreograph a dance that interprets the message of the play using a song
that its it.
D. Vote a Quote
List quotations from established literary authors, or proverbs, or well- known
sayings which would be engraved on your tombstone (epitaph). It should
express a key feature of your own personality.
E. Sketch a scene
Draw a picture of the area where Mrs. Stevenson lives.
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Task 13 sounding Words correctly
A clear and good voice of the performers in a play is necessary for a good delivery
of lines. Thus, words have to be pronounced correctly.
[θ] [ð] [b] [v] [p] [f]
thin
thick
thaw
thud
theory
theater
ether
method
author
nothing
athlete
they
thus
them
weather
clothing
fathom
breathe
lathe
scythe
tithe
bequeath
bat
back
bun
boat
big
beam
bet
bog
club
nab
sob
vat
vote
value
vanity
vital
velvet
avail
avid
cove
save
love
pat
pen
pint
pear
post
play
prey
posture
puncture
clap
grip
fat
fame
font
fur
foot
fabric
fortune
foggy
lour
safe
café
These are some critical consonant sounds. Pronounce them correctly.
A. Practicing the sounds
1. Work in ive groups. Each group works on one vowel sound, then presents
output to the class.
group1. [θ]
[t] - [θ]
tin-thin
team-theme
tie-thigh
tif-thief
group 3. [b]
[b]-[v]
ban-van
boat-vote
best-vest
bile-vile
buy-vie
curbing-curving
habit-have it
group 5 . [f]
[p]-[f]
pact-fact
part-fart
pay-fay
pace-face
pail-fail
peal-feel
pull-full
pool-fool
pry-fry
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group 2. [ð]
[d]-[ð]
day-they
dot-that
dose-those
wordy-worthy
weed-width
group 4. [v]
[v]- [b]
vase- base
vote-boat
vend-bend
veil-bail
vague-big
2. Read the sentences below for more practice.
• Both of them went to the theater.
• There are those who loathe to work.
• The cold weather bothers me a lot.
• They went by boat to vote.
• Let us bind the vines with ropes.
• The vase had a crack at the base.
• She is fond of waiting at the pond.
• The panel is connected at the funnel.
Task 14 sharing My World
A. Volunteering One’s Self
Read and study the sentences.
1. I heard of Marlon’s having an advocacy to connect deeply with others.
2. I was not surprised to hear of his travelling to Kenya as a volunteer worker.
3. Because of my being busy, I was not able to send him of.
4. What is the impact of Marlon’s going away?
5. We are very certain of his being appreciated by the community.
Processing:
1. What word introduces the phrase in italics? What do you call this phrase?
2. What word comes before the gerund in each sentence? What is the func-
tion of the noun or pronoun in relation to the gerund?
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B. Living with Others
Work with a partner in completing each sentence. Supply the possessive form
of the word in parenthesis.
(Lara) 1 . Because of __________ welcoming gesture, her companions
felt at ease.
(she) 2. ______________ joining the group inspired them.
(she) 3. The group knew of __________ being cheerful.
(I) 4. Please excuse ____________ being over-excited.
(we) 5. The old woman did not appreciate __________being noisy.
(you) 6. ____________ taking the blame has made us respect you.
(they) 7. The leader gave suggestions about __________ having a
new project .
(members) 8. The ___________ being conident in her boosted her mo-
rale.
(you) 9. What is the use of ____________having strong supporters?
(he) 10. Lara understood ________ saying no to the proposal.
C. Shaping My World
With a partner, read the paragraph carefully then underline the gerund and
gerundial phrases.
A blank piece of paper represents my world. I draw a stick igure to represent
myself. Around the paper, I start writing signiicant things in my life and I
draw lines between them; my world is full of connections. The connections I have
with people, my community, and the earth itself. The connections I built shape my
dreams of marketing, law, and fashion, and I color my world with numerous shades.
Coloring it gives me excitement.
The connections I evolved with people are like lands in my world; theyare dif-
ferent and necessary. Every one of them afected my life in some way, but some of
them shaped my dreams and aspirations more than other people. Two such people
are my father and my boss at a company I work for. My father explained to me
how marketing is the basis of every business. Even when we were just shopping,
he would teach me marketing skills, such as branding. He helped me discover
marketing as my fascination.
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My boss at a company where I am interning recently shaped my dream as well.
She is the one who connected me with a new ield of business; legal marketing.
She taught me how marketing and law are necessities for every business in this
world and it is also a creative side of business. I am not sure how many people I
met in 19 years of my life but all of them inluenced me and I ind the connections
I have with people are priceless.
D. Asking the Expert
Divide the class into ive groups. Write a response and give the letter sender
advice. You must use ive gerunds in the phrases in your letter.
dear nicole,
i don’t know what to do. i want to invite my friend to do things
like we used to do. i want some time for just us girls, but she keeps
bringing her new boyfriend along. He’s not a bad person, but he
does talk a lot. it’s hard to feel close to my girlfriend when he’s al-
ways around. do you think i should ask my friend to stop bringing
her boyfriend along when i invite her somewhere? i want her to be
happy with this guy, but i want to spend time with her, too.
— Missing my best friend
Sample advice:
dear Missing My Best friend,
stop feeling guilty. it isn’t a bad thing to want girl time with your
best friend. Try telling her exactly what you told me. You want her
to be happy, you think her boyfriend is a good guy, but you miss
spending time with her.
— nicole
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YoUr discoVerY Tasks
Task 15 going into the World of acting
A. Warming up: Improvisation
Telephone Chain� ( pair work)
Student A calls any student (Student B). They will create a quick and telephone
conversation. After that, student B will call another student to do the same.
The conversation will keep going as needed or as wished for.
B. Familiarizing yourself with the types of stage
When you’re devising a drama, you’ll need to think about how to stage your
performance, and what type of stage to use. With a partner, study the four
types of stage.
Thrust stage
The thrust coniguration is the oldest known ixed type of staging in the world,
and it is thousands of years old.
stage
audience
audience
audience
Wall
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Proscenium stage
Astagewheretheaudiencesitsononesideonlyiscalleda prosceniumstage.The
audience faces one side of the stage directly, and normally sits at a lower height.
In-the-round stage
An in-the-round stage is positioned at the center of the audience - i.e., there
is audience around the whole stage. This type of stage creates quite an inti-
mate atmosphere, and is good for drama that needs audience involvement.
Traverse stage
A stage where the audience sits on two sides is called a traverse stage. Also,
this type of stage is good for creating an intimate atmosphere.
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C. Thinking it over
Work in groups of four. Recall a place where you have seen a stage. Draw the
picture of the stage and identify its type.
D. Gaining more information about the stage
Get a partner and discuss the diferent stage area boundaries, the backdrops,
and other things relative to the materials on and of the stage.
YoUr finaL Tasks
Task 16 getting immersed
In the previous lesson, you learned the guidelines to writing a good plot synopsis
or summary. Now, you will read some synopses for analysis.
a. starwars
by susan dennard
Long ago, in a galaxy far away, a controlling gov-
ernment called the Empire takes control of plan-
ets, systems, and people. Anyone who resists is
obliterated.
Luke Skywalker, a naïve farm boy with a knack
for robotics, dreams of one day escaping his desert
homeland. When he buys two robots, he inds one
has a message on it – a message from a princess
begging for help. She has plans to defeat the Em-
pire, and she begs someone to deliver these plans to a distant planet. Luke
goes to his friend and mentor, the loner Ben Kenobi, for help.
Ben tells Luke about a world where the Empire rules and Rebels ight
back, where Jedi Knights wield a magic called the Force, and how Luke
must face Darth Vader – the man who killed Luke’s father and now seeks
to destroy Luke too. Luke refuses, but when he goes back to his farm, he
inds his family has been killed. He has no choice but to join Ben.
To escape the desert planet, Ben and Luke hire a low-life pilot and the
pilot’s hairy, alien friend. Luke, Ben, Luke’s robots, the pilot, and the hairy
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  • 1. This instructional material was collaboratively developed and reviewed by educators from public and private schools, colleges, and/or universi- ties. We encourage teachers and other education stakeholders to email their feedback, comments, and recommendations to the Department of Education at action@deped.gov.ph. We value your feedback and recommendations. Department of Education Republic of the Philippines A Journey through Anglo-American Literature (Learner’s Material for English) 9
  • 2. A Journey through Anglo-American Literature – Grade 9 Learner’s Material First Edition, 2014 ISBN: Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties. Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names, trademarks, etc.) included in this book are owned by their respective copyright holders. Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these materials from their respective copyright owners. The publisher and authors do not represent nor claim ownership over them. Published by the Department of Education Secretary: Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC Undersecretary: Dr. Dina S. Ocampo Development Team of the Learner’s Material Consultants: Prof. Marla Papango, Dr. Edison Fermin Authors: Liza Almonte, Adelle Chua Soliaban, Lerma Flandez, Nedia Lagustan, Henone de Paz-Langutan, Dreamrose Malayo, Liberty Mangaluz, Elenita R. Miranda, Lito Palomar, and Grace Annette Barradas-Soriano Reviewers: Prof. Ruth Alido, Elizabeth Meneses, Rebecca Sagot, Maricar Caberos Language Editor: Dr. Ma. Antoinette C. Montealegre Dr. Carla M. Pacis ProductionTeam: Dir. Joyce DR. Andaya, Dr. Jose D.Tuguinayo Jr., Dr. Melinda P. Rivera, Mr. Ricardo Ador G. Dionisio, Mr. Peter Tentoco, III Content Reviewer: Dr. Elena C. Cutiongco Illustrators: Layout Artists: Department of Education-Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-IMCS) Oice Address: 5th Floor Mabini Building, DepEd Complex Meralco Avenue, Pasig City Philippines 1600 Telefax: (02) 634-1054 or 634-1072 E-mail Address: imcsetd@yahoo.com
  • 3. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Module 3 – Connecting to the World..................................................................... 1 Lesson 1: Through Technology �������������������������������������������������������������������������2 YOUR JOURNEY �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2 YOUR OBJECTIVES����������������������������������������������������������������������� 2 YOUR INITIAL TASKS��������������������������������������������������������������������� 3 Task 1 (Looking Up)�����������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Task 2 (Touching You, Touching Me)�������������������������������������������������4 Task 3 (Linking Together) �������������������������������������������������������������������4 Task 4 (Breaking Barriers)�������������������������������������������������������������������5 Task 5 (Bonding Together)������������������������������������������������������������������6 Task 6 (Extracting Information) ���������������������������������������������������������7 YOUR TEXT Sorry, Wrong Number (A Radio Play) Task 7 (Getting the Chill)�������������������������������������������������������������������19 Task 8 (Crossing Diiculties) ����������������������������������������������������������� 20 Task 9 (Tuning In) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20 Task 10 (Delving Deeper) ����������������������������������������������������������������� 20 Task 11 (Firming Up)��������������������������������������������������������������������������21 Task 12 (Sounding Words Correctly) ������������������������������������������������22 Task 13 (Enjoying My Passion)����������������������������������������������������������23 YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS Task 14 (Getting into the World of Laughter and Tears) �����������������25 Task 15 (Connecting Lives)����������������������������������������������������������������26 YOUR FINAL TASK Task 16 (Connecting Lives)����������������������������������������������������������������26 Task 17 (Getting a Clear Picture)�������������������������������������������������������27
  • 4. iv YOUR TREASURE ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 28 Lesson 2: Making a Diference ������������������������������������������������������������������������29 YOUR JOURNEY ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 29 YOUR OBJECTIVES��������������������������������������������������������������������� 29 YOUR INITIAL TASKS������������������������������������������������������������������� 30 Task 1 (Promoting Advocacy)����������������������������������������������������������� 30 Task 2 (Messaging Electronically)���������������������������������������������������� 30 Task 3 (Emulating Accomplished People)����������������������������������������31 YOUR TEXT For Conversation, Press #1 (Michael Alvear) Task 4 (Considering Options)������������������������������������������������������������32 Task 5 (Figuring It Out)���������������������������������������������������������������������32 Task 6 (Stimulating Responsibilities) �����������������������������������������������33 Task 7 (Understanding the Text)�������������������������������������������������������34 Task 8 (Enriching Your Experience)�������������������������������������������������35 Task 9 (Recalling Events: Throwback Mode) �����������������������������������37 YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS Task 10 (Delving Deeper) ������������������������������������������������������������������37 Task 11 (Firming Up)������������������������������������������������������������������������� 38 YOUR FINAL TASK Task 12 (Enriching Your Experience) ���������������������������������������������� 38 Task 13 (Sounding Words Correctly) ������������������������������������������������39 Task 14 (Sharing My World)������������������������������������������������������������� 40 Task 15 (Going into the World of Acting)������������������������������������������43 Task 16 (Getting Immersed)��������������������������������������������������������������45 YOUR TREASURE ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 48 Lesson 3: Despite Diferences in Points of View ��������������������������������������������49 YOUR JOURNEY ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 49
  • 5. v YOUR OBJECTIVES��������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 YOUR INITIAL TASKS������������������������������������������������������������������� 50 Task 1 (Logic, Facts, or Appeal)�������������������������������������������������������� 50 Task 2 (Be Wise)�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 50 Task 3 (A Time for Us)���������������������������������������������������������������������� 51 Task 4 (Unscrambled the Letters)�����������������������������������������������������52 YOUR TEXT The Story of Romeo and Juliet (based on the play by William Shakespeare, as told by Bart Marks) Task 5 (Search and Match) ����������������������������������������������������������������54 Task 6 (Making Connections)������������������������������������������������������������61 Task 7 (Connect and Kinect)��������������������������������������������������������������62 Task 8 (Language in Use) ������������������������������������������������������������������64 Task 9 (Act and Communicate)���������������������������������������������������������65 YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS Task 10 (Life’s Linkages)��������������������������������������������������������������������69 YOUR FINAL TASK Task 11 (Write Now)���������������������������������������������������������������������������70 Task 12 (Lights Camera Action!) �������������������������������������������������������70 YOUR TREASURE ������������������������������������������������������������������������70 Lesson 4: With Fortitude and Determination ������������������������������������������������73 YOUR JOURNEY �������������������������������������������������������������������������73 YOUR OBJECTIVES����������������������������������������������������������������������73 YOUR INITIAL TASKS��������������������������������������������������������������������74 Task 1 (Listen, Think, and Reach)�����������������������������������������������������74 Task 2 (Audience Point of View) �������������������������������������������������������74 YOUR TEXT Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare) Task 3 (Factual Recount)�������������������������������������������������������������������78
  • 6. vi Task 4 (Shaping Interpretations) ������������������������������������������������������79 Task 5 (Connecting with the Text)��������������������������������������������������� 80 Task 6 (Language at Work)�������������������������������������������������������������� 83 Task 7 (Speak Up) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 83 Task 8 (Figuring It Out)���������������������������������������������������������������������87 YOUR FINAL TASK Task 9 (Shanty Craft) ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 88 Task 10 (Modern Revision)��������������������������������������������������������������� 88 Task 11 (A Twist) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 88 YOUR TREASURE ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 90 Lesson 5: Across Time �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������92 YOUR JOURNEY ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 92 YOUR OBJECTIVES��������������������������������������������������������������������� 92 YOUR INITIAL TASKS������������������������������������������������������������������� 93 Task 1 (Read On)��������������������������������������������������������������������������������93 Task 2 (Tune In)���������������������������������������������������������������������������������94 YOUR TEXT Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare) Task 3 (Think Through)�������������������������������������������������������������������107 Task 4 (Talk Back)����������������������������������������������������������������������������108 Task 5 (Panel Forum)����������������������������������������������������������������������108 Task 6 (Grammar in Focus)������������������������������������������������������������109 Task 7 (Word-Hoard)����������������������������������������������������������������������� 110 Task 8 (Take Down Game) ���������������������������������������������������������������111 YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS Task 9 (SGD) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 112 YOUR FINAL TASK Task 10 (Director’s Promptbook)���������������������������������������������������� 113
  • 7. vii YOUR TREASURE �����������������������������������������������������������������������114 Lesson 6: Despite Diferences in Social Class������������������������� 116 YOUR JOURNEY ������������������������������������������������������������������������116 YOUR OBJECTIVES���������������������������������������������������������������������116 YOUR INITIAL TASKS�������������������������������������������������������������������117 Task 1 (Activate Your Mind) �������������������������������������������������������������117 Task 2 (Observe and Imitate)�����������������������������������������������������������117 Task 3 (Photo React)������������������������������������������������������������������������ 118 Task 4 (From Mind to Pictures: Share What you Know)���������������120 YOUR TEXT While the Auto Waits by O. Henry (adapted for the stage by Walter Wykes) Task 5 (What’s the Word)����������������������������������������������������������������128 Task 6 (Recognizing Literary Device) ���������������������������������������������129 Task 7 (Play in Progress)������������������������������������������������������������������129 Task 8 (Plot Diagram)���������������������������������������������������������������������� 131 Task 9 (The O’ Henry Twist)������������������������������������������������������������132 Task 10 (Pair Work) �������������������������������������������������������������������������133 Task 11 (Cartoon Talk) ���������������������������������������������������������������������134 YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS Task 12 (Connection with Oppression)�������������������������������������������135 Task 13 (Social Class Exploration) ��������������������������������������������������135 Task 14 (Silent Movie)����������������������������������������������������������������������136 Task 15 (Writing Your Own)������������������������������������������������������������ 137 YOUR FINAL TASK Task 16 (Writing a Character Sketch) ��������������������������������������������� 137 YOUR TREASURE ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 139 Lesson 7: Despite Racial Diferences��������������������������������������������������������������������� 140 YOUR JOURNEY �����������������������������������������������������������������������140
  • 8. viii YOUR OBJECTIVES��������������������������������������������������������������������140 YOUR INITIAL TASKS�������������������������������������������������������������������141 Task 1 (Meet New Words)���������������������������������������������������������������� 141 Task 2 (Checkpoint)�������������������������������������������������������������������������142 Task 3 (Look Who’s Talking?)���������������������������������������������������������143 YOUR TEXT Driving Miss Daisy – excerpt (Alfred Uhry) Task 4 (Sequencing Events)�������������������������������������������������������������159 Task 5 (Character Traits) �����������������������������������������������������������������159 Task 6 (Bridging the Gap)����������������������������������������������������������������160 Task 7 (Hashtags – Level of Utterance) �����������������������������������������160 Task 8 (Writer’s Block) �������������������������������������������������������������������� 161 Task 9 (Learn Grammar)����������������������������������������������������������������� 161 YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS Task 10 (Getting Deeper)�����������������������������������������������������������������164 Task 11 (Memory Lane)�������������������������������������������������������������������166 Task 12 (Group Diferentiated Task)�����������������������������������������������167 Task 13 (Recognizing Literary Device)��������������������������������������������167 YOUR FINAL TASK Task 14 (Writing on Your Own)�������������������������������������������������������169 YOUR TREASURE ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 170 Lesson 8: Transcending Diferences ��������������������������������������������������������������171 YOUR JOURNEY YOUR OBJECTIVES YOUR INITIAL TASKS
  • 9. ix Task 1 (Theater Vocabulary)������������������������������������������������������������ 172 Task 2 (Verbalize Your Thoughts)��������������������������������������������������� 173 Task 3 (Level Up) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 174 Task 4 (equencing Events)���������������������������������������������������������������178 YOUR TEXT Driving Miss Daisy – Part II (Alfred Uhry) Task 5 (Establishing Links) ������������������������������������������������������������� 179 Task 6 (Revisit and Connect)����������������������������������������������������������� 179 Task 7 (Learn Grammar) ����������������������������������������������������������������180 YOUR DISCOVERY TASKS Task 8 (News in the Inbox)��������������������������������������������������������������183 Task 9 (Let’s Talk)����������������������������������������������������������������������������184 Task 10 (Film Review)���������������������������������������������������������������������185 Task 11 (Recognizing Literary Device) �������������������������������������������185 Task 12 (Examples of Play Script) ���������������������������������������������������187 Task 13 (Driving Ms. Daisy, The Movie)����������������������������������������188 Task 14 (Composing a Plot Synopsis)����������������������������������������������188 YOUR FINAL TASK Task 15 (The Write and Act Stuf)���������������������������������������������������190 YOUR TREASURE ����������������������������������������������������������������������190
  • 10. x INTRODUCTION Welcome to trails in Grade 9 English. This learner’s material is specially designed to provide you roads to cooperative, collaborative, and independent learning of the target themes, concepts, and competencies that follow the development of your 21st century real-life based skills.This is basically anchored on the general principles, goals, and objectives of the K-12 Basic Education Program for junior high school that centers on the development of every student, like you, to be a functionally literate individual. This learner’s material provides variety of texts, particularly Anglo-American literary pieces that are both relevant and meaningful to your life. This ofers opportunities for you to engage yourself in varied, interesting, challenging, and meaningful tasks that tie together, further develop, and im- prove your listening, viewing, reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary, literary, and grammar skills.This integration of literature and language skills will help you demonstrate your understanding of how you can enrich and enhance your life through valuing the self, other people’s lives, and the world. There are four modules that comprise this learning material. Each module builds around a particular text for you to explore meaningfully through engaging yourself in a variety of integrated, challenging, interesting tasks or activities. Module 1. Enhancing the Self Module 2. Valuing Other People and Their Circumstances Module 3. Connecting to the World Module 4. Unchanging Values in a Changing World There are nine lessons for each module, wherein each lesson is comprised of seven parts: 1. Your Journey – provides an overview of what you should understand in the lesson. This includes the clear directions and purpose of the lesson at hand. 2. Your Objectives – state the expectations in line with what you should know, understand, and be able to do, produce, and perform as evidence or transfer of learning. 3. Your Initial Tasks – diagnose and activate your prior knowledge; and prepare you for higher level tasks. 4. Your Text – presents the main reading or literary text and the activities/tasks that will lead you to acquire knowledge, make sense, and construct meaning out of the information and experiences contained therein. 5. Your Discovery Tasks – call for activities that expand, enrich, enhance, and broaden your understanding of the target concepts and skills. 6. Your Final Task – presents the real-life based product or performance task as inal output for the lesson that serves as evidence of understanding or transfer of learning of the target con- cepts and skills. This is an enabling task for the main real-life based product or performance task covering the entire module. 7. My Treasure - enables you to express your insights, learning, and realizations on the lesson. This part contains prompts and other graphic organizers that will help you to sum up and to synthesize what you have learned.
  • 11. xi This learner’s material includes formal pre and post assessments by module in both written response and multiple-choice formats. Hopefully with this material, you will be provided with successful, meaningful learning expe- riences and relevant competencies necessary for you to meet the demands of the 21st century. The Authors and Developers
  • 13. 2 LESSON 1 THROUGH TECHNOLOGY YOUR JOURNEY: Distance is being deied by information technology. Through this latest technol- ogy, you can virtually travel or reach other places and connect to people around the globe. Thus, you can transfer messages very fast through the primary means of communica- tion—the telephone or cell phone. This lesson allows you to discover the extent to which you can connect to other people with diferent personalities and needs. Do you care to extend a lifeline to somebody in distress no matter how risky the situation? How else can you be a channel of hope for those in need? YOUR OBJECTIVES For you to answer these core questions, and for you to be on the right track of your journey, you have to realize the following: • analyze a one-act radio play • employ appropriate listening strategies suited to a one-act play • extract important information from argumentative/persuasive texts • produce the vowel sounds correctly • analyze a radio play as a means of connecting to the world • be familiar with the technical terms and stage layout for drama and theater • recognize gerund and its uses
  • 14. 3 • identify features of a one-act play • explain how the elements speciic to a one-act play contribute to the devel- opment of its theme • enhance experience through the library’s information sources YOUR INITIAL TASKS TASK 1. Looking Up How do you respond to an emergency situation? Whom do you call for help? For each critical situation below, indicate your life-saving solution. Cite your opinion for giving such a solution Critical situation Life-saving solution 1. Your neighbor’s house is on ire. 2. A woman’s purse is snatched in front of you inside a jeepney. 3. somebody in fear and in panic calls on your cell phone asking for your help. 4. your mother complains of dizziness and falls to the ground unconscious. 5. A hazardous chemical in the chemis- try Lab spills producing smoke and a sufocating scent.
  • 15. 4 TAsK 2. Touching you, Touching Me View this Power Point presentation and respond to it by interpreting the meaning expressed in the song excerpt “Take That-Reach Out.” slide 1 ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ slide 2 ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ slide 3 ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ slide 4 ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ slide 5 ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ TAsK 3. Linking Together 1. What is your most important use of a cell phone? Have you used it to call for help? 2. The word maze contains three sets of synonymous words. Write beside each other the words with almost the same meaning.
  • 16. 5 TAsK 4 Breaking Barriers Reading of the text: a. by the teacherS b. by the students The Telephone by edward Field My happiness depends on an electric appliance And I do not mind giving it so much credit With life in this city being what it is Each person separated from friends By a tangle of subways and buses Yes my telephone is my joy It tells me that I am in the world and wanted It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle Without it I was like a bear in a cave Drowsing through a shadowy winter It rings and spring has come I stretch and amble out into the sunshine Hungry again as I pick up the receiver For the human voice and the good news of friends The Telephone by Edward Field, from Counting Myself Lucky. © Black Sparrow Press, 1992. drowsing amble appreciation running credit slow walk sleeping
  • 17. 6 TAsK 5 Bonding Together Students work in groups of 7 to 10 to discuss the message of the poem. group 1. gratitude My happiness depends on an electric appliance. And I do not mind giving it so much credit. Guide questions: What is the predominant feeling of the speaker in these lines? Why does he feel that way? group 2. obstacle With life in this city being what it is Each person separated from friends By a tangle of subways and buses Guide question: Why are friends disconnected? group 3 Pleasure Yes my telephone is my joy It tells me that I am in the world and wanted It rings and I am alerted to love or gossip I go comb my hair which begins to sparkle Guide question: How does the speaker justify his joy of having a telephone? group 4. spring Without it I was like a bear in a cave Drowsing through a shadowy winter It rings and spring has come Guide questions: a. To what did the speaker compare man’s situation before the advent of the telephone?
  • 18. 7 b. What value do people give to the telephone when he has the access to it? c. What literary device is used here? group 5. connection I stretch and amble out into the sunshine Hungry again as I pick up the receiver For the human voice and the good news of friends Guide questions: What does the speaker hunger for? Was he able to connect to the world? Explain. TAsK 6 extracting Information Through technology, you are able read, watch to, and listen to a lot of informa- tion. These information may inluence you to believe certain ideas and push you to take some form of action. Some information may also dissuade you from believing or doing other things. Many writers use argumentative texts to persuade the readers to agree to their points of view. Writers do so, not just by presenting information, but by showing the pros and cons of an issue. In extracting information from an ar- gumentative text, you must be able to note the issue and the supporting (pros) and opposing (cons) opinions about the issue. ToPIc:___________________________________________________ reasons Details Processing the information: 1. What are the reasons for not allowing students to bring mobile phones to school? 2. What facts are used to support the argument? Are these convincing? 3. Do you agree with the writer? 4. What kind of writing is this?
  • 19. 8 your TeXT sorry, Wrong number (A radio Play) by Lucille Fletche cAsT Mrs. stevenson sergeant Dufy operator Third operator First Man Woman at henchley hospital second Man (george) Western union clerk chief operator Information operator second operator (Sound: Number being dialed on phone; busy signal.) Mrs� Stevenson: (a querulous, self-centered neurotic) Oh—dear! (Slams down receiver. Dials Operator� ) Operator: Your call, please? Mrs� Stevenson: Operator? I’ve been dialing Murray Hill 4-0098 now for the last three-quarters of an hour, and the line is always busy. But I don’t see how it could be busy that long. Will you try it for me, please? Operator: Murray Hill 4-0098? One moment, please. Mrs� Stevenson: I don’t see how it could be busy all the time. It’s my husband’s oice. He’s working late tonight, and I’m all alone here in the house. My health is very poor—and I’ve been feeling so nervous all day— Operator: Ringing Murray Hill 4-0098. (Sound: Phone buzz. It rings three times. Receiver is picked up at the other end.) Man: Hello. Mrs� Stevenson: Hello? (a little puzzled) Hello. (louder) Hello.
  • 20. 9 Man: (into phone, as though he had not heard) Hello. (louder) Hello. Second Man: (slow, heavy quality, faintly foreign accent) Hello. First Man: Hello. George? George: Yes, sir. Mrs� Stevenson: (louder and more imperious, to phone) Hello. Who’s this? What number am I calling, please? First Man: We have heard from our client. He says the coast is clear for tonight. George: Yes, sir. First Man: Where are you now? George: In a phone booth. First Man: Okay. You know the address. At eleven o’clock the private patrolman goes around to the bar on Second Avenue for a beer. Be sure that all the lights downstairs are out. There should be only one light visible from the street. At eleven ifteen a subway train crosses the bridge. It makes a noise in case her window is open and she should scream. Mrs� Stevenson: (shocked) Oh—hello! What number is this, please? George: Okay, I understand. First Man: Make it quick. As little blood as possible. Our client does not wish to make her sufer long. George: A knife okay, sir? First Man: Yes, a knife will be okay. And remember—remove the rings and bracelets, and the jewelry in the bureau drawer. Our client wishes it to look like simple robbery. George: Okay, I get— (sound: a bland buzzing signal) Mrs� Stevenson: (clicking phone) Oh! (Bland buzzing signal continues. She hangs up.) How awful! How unspeakably— (sound of dialing; phone buzz) Operator: Your call, Please? Mrs� Stevenson� (unnerved and breathless, into phone) Operator, I—I’ve just been cut of. Operator: I’m sorry, madam. What number were you calling?
  • 21. 10 Mrs� Stevenson: Why—It was supposed to be Murray Hill 4-0098, but it wasn’t. Some wires must have crossed—I was cut into a wrong number—and—I’ve just heard the most dreadful thing—-a—a mur- der—and— (imperiously) Operator, you’ll simply have to retrace that call at once. Operator: I beg your pardon, madam—I don’t quite— Mrs� Stevenson: Oh—I know it was a wrong number, and I had no busi- ness listening—but hese two men—they were cold-blooded iends—some poor innocent woman—who was all alone—in a house near a bridge. And we’ve got to stop them—we’ve got to— Operator: (patiently) What number were you calling, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: That doesn’t matter. This was a wrong number. And you dialed it. And we’ve got to ind out what it was—immediately! Operator: But—madam— Mrs� Stevenson: Oh, why are you so stupid? Look it was obviously a case of some little slip of the inger. I told you to try Murray Hill 4-0098 for me—you dialed it—but your inger must have slipped—and I was connected with some other number—and I could hear them, but they couldn’t hear me. Now, I simply fail to see why you couldn’t make that same mistake again—on purpose—why you couldn’t try to dial Murray Hill 4-0098 in thesame careless sort of way— Operator: (quickly) Murray Hill 4-0098? I will try to get it for you, madam. Mrs� Stevenson: (sarcastically) Thank you. (sound of ringing, busy signal) Operator: I am sorry. Murray Hill 4-0098 is busy. Mrs� Stevenson: (frantically clicking receiver) Operator. Operator. Operator: . Yes, madam. Mrs� Stevenson: (angrily) You didn’t try to get that wrong number at all. I asked explicitly. And all you did was dial correctly. Operator: I am sorry. What number were you calling? Mrs� Stevenson: Can’t you, for once, forget what number I was calling, and do something speciic? Now I want to trace that call. It’s my civic duty—it’s your civic duty—to tracethat call—and to apprehend those dangerous killers—and if you won’t— Operator: . I will connect you with the Chief Operator.
  • 22. 11 Mrs� Stevenson: Please!(sound of ringing) Chief Operator: (coolly and professionally) This is the Chief Operator. Mrs� Stevenson: Chief Operator? I want you to trace a call. A telephone call. Immediately. I don’t know where it came from, or who was mak- ing it, but it’s absolutely necessary that it be tracked down. Because it was about a murder. Yes, a terrible cold-blooded murder of a poor innocent woman—tonight—at eleven ifteen. Chief Operator: I see. Mrs� Stevenson: (high-strung, demanding) Can you trace it for me? Can you track down those men? Chief Operator: It depends, madam. Mrs� Stevenson: Depends on what? Chief Operator: It depends on whether the call is still going on. If it’s a live call, we can trace it on the equipment. If it’s been disconnected, we can’t. Mrs� Stevenson: Disconnected! Chief Operator: If the parties stopped talking to each other. Mrs� Stevenson: Oh—but—but of course they must have stopped talking to each other by now. That was at least ive minutes ago—and they didn’t sound like the type who would make a long call. Chief Operator: Well, I can try tracing it. Now—what is your name, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs. Elbert Stevenson. But—listen— Chief Operator: (writing it down) And your telephone number? Mrs� Stevenson: (more irritated) Plaza 4-2295. But if you go on wasting all this time-- Chief Operator: And what is your reason for wanting this call traced? Mrs� Stevenson: My reason? Well—for heaven’s sake—isn’t it obvious? I overheard two men—they’re killers—they’re planning to murder this woman—it’s a matter for the police. Chief Operator: Have you told the police? Mrs� Stevenson: No. How could I? Chief Operator: You’re making this check into a private call purely as a private individual? Mrs� Stevenson: Yes. But meanwhile—
  • 23. 12 Chief Operator: Well, Mrs. Stevenson—I seriously doubt whether we could make this check for you at this time just on your say-so as a private individual. We’d have to have something more oicial. Mrs� Stevenson: Oh, for heaven’s sake! You mean to tell me I can’t report a murder without getting tied up in all this red tape? Why, it’s perfectly idiotic. All right, then, I will call the police. (She slams down receiver) Ridiculous! (sound of dialing) Second Operator: Your call, please? Mrs� Stevenson: (very annoyed) The Police Department—please. Second Operator: Ringing the Police Department. (Rings twice. Phone is picked up.) Sergeant Dufy: Police Department. Precinct 43. Dufy speaking. Mrs� Stevenson: Police Department? Oh. This is Mrs. Stevenson—Mrs. Elbert Smythe Stevenson of 53 North Sutton Place. I’m calling to report a murder. Sergeant Dufy: Eh? Mrs� Stevenson: I mean— the murder hasn’t been committed yet. I just overheard plans for it over the telephone… over wrong number that the operator gave me. I’ve been trying to trace down the call myself, but everybody is so stupid—and I guess in the end you’re the only people who could do anything. Dufy: (not too impressed) Yes, ma’am. Mrs� Stevenson: (trying to impress him) It was a perfectly deinite murder. I heard their plans distinctly. Two men were talking and they were going to murder some woman at eleven ifteen tonight—she lived in a house near a bridge. Dufy: Yes ma‘am. Mrs� Stevenson: And there was a private patrolman on the street. He was going to go around for a beer on second Avenue. And there was some third man–a client–who was paying to have this poor woman murdered–They were going to take her rings and bracelets—and use a knife— Well, it’s unnerved me dreadfully— and I’m not well— Dufy: I see. When was all this, ma’am? Mrs� Stevenson: About eight minutes go. Oh…(relieved) then you can do something? You do understand— Dufy: And what is your name, ma’am?
  • 24. 13 Mrs� Stevenson: (impatiently) Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs. Elbert Stevenson. Dufy: And your address? Mrs� Stevenson: 53 North Sutton Place. That’s near a bridge, the Queensborough Bridge, you know—and we have a private patrolman on our street—and Second Avenue— Dufy: And what was that number you were calling? Mrs� Stevenson: Murray Hill 4-0098. But –-that wasn’t the number I overheard. I mean Murray Hill 4-0098 is my husband’s oice. He’s working late tonight, and I was trying to reach him to ask him to come home. I’m an invalid, you know— and it’s the maid’s night of—and I hate to be alone— even though he says I’m perfectly safe as long as I have the telephone right beside my bed. Dufy: (stolidly) Well, we’ll look into it Mrs. Stevenson, and see if we can check it with the telephone company. Mrs� Stevenson: (getting impatient) But the telephone company said they couldn’t check the call if the parties had stopped talking. I’ve taken care of that. Dufy: Oh, yes? Mrs� Stevenson: (highhanded) Personally I feel you ought to do some- thing far more immediate and drastic than just check the call. What good does checking the call do, if they’ve stopped talking? By the time you track it down, they’ll already have committedthe murder. Dufy: Well, we’ll take care of it, lady. Don’t worry. Mrs� Stevenson: I’d say the whole thing calls for a search—a complete and thorough search of the whole city. I’m very near a bridge, and I’m not far from Second Avenue. And I know I’d feel a whole lot better if you sent a radio car to this neighborhood at once. Dufy: And what makes you think the murder’s going to be committed in your neighborhood, ma’am? Mrs� Stevenson: Oh, I don’t know. This coincidence is so horrible. Second Avenue—the patrolman—the bridge— Dufy: Second Avenue is a long street, ma’am. And do you happen to know how many bridges there are in the city of New York alone? Not to mention Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx? And how do you know there isn’t some little house out on Staten Island—on some little Second Avenue you’ve never heard about? How do you
  • 25. 14 know they were even talking about New York at all? Mrs� Stevenson: But I heard the call on the New York dialing system. Dufy: How do you know it wasn’t a long-distance call you overheard? Telephones are funny things. Look, lady, why don’t you look at it this way? Supposing you hadn’t broken in on that telephone call? Supposing you’d got your husband the way you always do? Would this murder have made any diference to you then? Mrs� Stevenson: I suppose not. But it’s so inhuman—so cold-blooded— Dufy: A lot of murders are committed in this city every day, ma’am. If we could do something to stop ‘em, we would. But a clue of this kind that’s so vague isn’t much more use to us than no clue at all. Mrs� Stevenson: But surely— Dufy: Unless, of course, you have some reason for thinking this call is phony—and that someone may be planning to murder you? Mrs� Stevenson: Me? Oh, no, I hardly think so. I—I mean— why should anybody? I’m alone all day and night—I see nobody except my maid Eloise—she’s a big two-hundred pounder—she’s too lazy to bring up my breakfast tray—and the only other person is my husband Elbert—he’s crazy about me—adores me—waits on me hand and foot—he’s scarcely left my side since I took sick twelve years ago— Dufy: Well, then, there’s nothing for you to worry about, is there? And now, if you’ll just leave the rest to us-- Mrs� Stevenson: But what will you do? It’s so late—it’s nearly eleven o’clock. Dufy: (irmly) We’ll take care of it, lady. Mrs� Stevenson: Will you broadcast it all over the city? And send out squads? And warn your radio cars to watch out—especially in suspi- cious neighborhoods like mine? Dufy: (more irmly) Lady, I said we’d take care of it. Just now I’ve got a couple of other matters here on my desk that require my immediate— Mrs� Stevenson: Oh! (She slams down receiver hard.) Idiot. (looking at phone nervously) Now, why did I do that? Now he’ll think I am a fool. Oh, why doesn’t Elbert come home?Why doesn’t he? (sound of dialing operator) Operator: Your call, please?
  • 26. 15 Mrs� Stevenson: Operator, for heaven’s sake, will you ring that Murray Hill 4-0098 again? I can’t think what’s keeping him so long. Operator: Ringing Murray Hill 4-0098. (Rings. Busy signal) The line is busy. Shall I— Mrs� Stevenson: (nastily) I can’t hear it. You don’t have to tell me. I know it’s busy. (slams down receiver) If I could only get out of this bed for a little while. If I could get a breath of fresh air—or just lean out the window—and see the street—(The phone rings. She darts for it instantly.) Hello. Elbert? Hello. Hello. Hello. Oh, what’s the matter with this phone? Hello? Hello? (slams down receiver) (The phone rings again, once. She picks it up.) Hello? Hello—Oh, for heaven’s sake, who is this? Hello. Hello. Hello. (slams down receiver. Dials operator.) Third Operator: Your call, please? Mrs� Stevenson: (very annoyed and imperious) Hello, operator. I don’t know what’s the matter with this telephone tonight, but it’s positively driving me crazy. I’ve never seen such ineicient, miserable service. Now, look. I’m an invalid, and I’m very nervous, and I’m not supposed to be annoyed. But if this keeps on much longer— Third Operator: (a young sweet type) What seems to be the trouble, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: Well, everything’s wrong. The whole world could be murdered, for all you people care. And now, my phone keeps ringing— Operator: Yes, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: Ringing and ringing and ringing every ive seconds or so, and when I pick it up, there’s no one there. Operator: I’m sorry, madam. If you will hang up, I will test it for you. Mrs� Stevenson: I don’t want you to test it for me. I want you to put through that call—whatever it is –at once. Operator: (gently) I am afraid that is not possible, madam. Mrs� Stevenson: (storming) Not possible? And why, may I ask? Operator: The system is automatic, madam. If someone is trying to dial your number, there is no way to check whether the call is coming through the system or not—unless the person who is trying to reach you complains to his particular operator— Mrs� Stevenson: Well, of all the stupid, complicated--! And meanwhile I’ve got to sit here in my bed, sufering every time that phone rings,
  • 27. 16 imagining everything— Operator: I will try to check it for you, madam. Mrs� Stevenson: Check it! Check it! That’s all anybody can do. Of all the stupid, idiotic…! (She hangs up) Oh—what’s the use…(Instantly Mrs. Stevenson’s phone rings again. She picks up the receiver. Wildly.) Hello, HELLO. Stop ringing, do you hear me? Answer me? What do you want? Do you realize you’re driving me crazy? Stark, staring— Man: (dull, lat voice) Hello. Is this Plaza 4-2295? Mrs� Stevenson: (Catching her breath) Yes. Yes. This is Plaza 4-2295. Man: This is Western Union. I have a telegram here for Mrs. Elbert Ste- venson. Is there anyone there to receive the message? Mrs� Stevenson: (trying to calm herself) I am Mrs. Stevenson. Western Union: (reading latly) The telegram is as follows: “Mrs. El- bert Stevenson. 53 North Sutton Place, New York, New York. Darling. Terribly sorry. Tried to get you for last hour, but line busy. Leaving for Boston 11 P.M. tonight on urgent business. Back tomorrow afternoon. Keep happy. Love. Signed, Elbert. Mrs� Stevenson: (breathing, aghast to herself) Oh—no— Western Union: That is all, madam. Do you wish us to deliver a copy of the message? Mrs� Stevenson: No—no, thank you. Western Union: Thank you, madam. Good night. (He hangs up phone.) Mrs� Stevenson: (mechanically, to phone) Good night. (She hangs up slowly, suddenly bursting into tears.) No—no—it isn’t true! He couldn’t do it. Not when he knows I’ll be all alone. It’s some trick— some iendish—(She dials operator.) Operator: (coolly) Your call, please? Mrs� Stevenson: Operator—try that Murray Hill 4-0098 number for me just once more, please. Operator: Ringing Murray Hill 4-0098 (Call goes through. We hear ringing at the other end. Ring after ring.) Mrs� Stevenson: He’s gone. Oh, Elbert, how could you? How could you—? (She hangs up phone, sobbing pityingly to herself, turning restlessly.) But I can’t be alone tonight. I can’t. If I’m alone one more second—I don’t care what he says—or what the expense is—I’m a sick
  • 28. 17 woman—I’m entitled—(She dials Information.) Information: This is Information. Mrs� Stevenson: I want the telephone number of Henchley Hospital. Information: Henchley Hospital? Do you have the address, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: No. It’s somewhere in the seventies, though. It’s a very small, private, and exclusive hospital where I had my appendix out two years ago. Henchley, H-E-N-C-- Information: One moment, please. Mrs� Stevenson: Please—hurry. And please—what is the time? Information: I do not know, madam. You may ind out the time by dialing Meridian 7-1212. Mrs� Stevenson: (Irritated) Oh, for heaven’s sake! Couldn’t you--? Information: The number of Henchley Hospital is Butterield 7-0105, madam. Mrs� Stevenson: Butterield 7-0105. (She hangs up before she inishes speaking, and immediately dials number as she repeats it.) (Phone rings.) Woman: (middle-aged, solid, irm, practical) Henchley Hospital, good evening. Mrs� Stevenson: Nurses’ Registry. Woman: Who was it you wished to speak to, please? Mrs� Stevenson: (highhanded) I want the Nurses’ Registry at once. I want a trained nurse. I want to hire her immediately. For the night. Woman: I see. And what is the nature of the case, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: Nerves. I’m very nervous. I need soothing—and com- panionship. My husband is away-- and I’m— Woman: Have you been recommended to us by any doctor in particular, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: No. But I really don’t seem why all this catechizing is necessary. I want a trained nurse. I was a patient in your hospital two years ago. And after all, I do expect to pay this person— Woman: We quite understand that, madam. But registered nurses are very scarce just now—and our superintendent has asked us to send people out only on cases where the physician in charge feels it is ab-
  • 29. 18 solutely necessary. Mrs� Stevenson: (growing hysterical) Well, it is absolutely necessary. I’m a sick woman. I–-I’m very upset. Very. I’m alone in this house— and I’m an invalid and tonight I overheard a telephone conversation that upset me dreadfully. About a murder—a poor woman who was going to be murdered at eleven ifteen tonight—in fact, if someone doesn’t come at once— I’m afraid I’ll go out of my mind (almost of handle by now) Woman: (calmly) I see. Well, I’ll speak to Miss Phillips as soon as she comes in. And what is your name, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: Miss Phillips. And when do you expect her in? Woman: I really don’t know, madam. She went out to supper at eleven o’clock. Mrs� Stevenson: Eleven o’clock. But it’s not eleven yet. (She cries out.) Oh, my clock has stopped. I thought it was running down. What time is it? Woman: Just fourteen minutes past eleven. (Sound of phone receiver being lifted on same line as Mrs� Steven- son’s� A click.) Mrs� Stevenson: (crying out) What’s that? Woman: What was what, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: That—that click just now—in my own telephone? As though someone had lifted the receiver of the hook of the extension phone downstairs— Woman: I didn’t hear it, madam. Now—about this— Mrs� Stevenson: (scared) But I did. There’s someone in this house. Someone downstairs in the kitchen. And they’re listening to me now. They’re—Hangs up phone. In a sufocated voice.) I won’t pick it up. I won’t let them hear me. I’ll be quiet—and they’ll think—(with grow- ing terror) But if I don’t call someone now—while they’re still down there—there’ll be no time. (She picks up receiver. Bland buzzing sig- nal. She dials operator. Ring twice.) Operator: (fat and lethargic) Your call, please? Mrs� Stevenson: (a desperate whisper) Operator, I—I’m in desperate trouble—I— Operator: I cannot hear you, madam. Please speak louder.
  • 30. 19 Mrs� Stevenson: (Still whispering) I don’t dare. I—there’s someone listening. Can you hear me now? Operator: Your call, please? What number are you calling, madam? Mrs� Stevenson: (desperately) You’ve got to hear me. Oh, please. You’ve got to help me. There’s someone in this house. Someone who’s going to murder me. And you’ve got to get in touch with the—(Click of receiver being put down in Mrs� Stevenson’s line. Bursting out wildly.) Oh, there it is—he’s put it down—he’s put down the extension—he’s com- ing—(She screams.) He’s coming up the stairs—(hoarsely) Give me the Police Department—(screaming) The police! Operator: Ringing the Police Department. (Phone is rung. We hear sound of a train beginning to fade in. On second ring, Mrs� Stevenson screams again, but roaring of train drowns out her voice. For a few seconds we hear nothing but roaring of train, then dying away, phone at police headquarters ringing.) Dufy. Police Department. Precinct 43. Dufy speaking. (pause) Police Department. Dufy speaking. George� Sorry, wrong number. (hangs up) TAsK 7 getting the chill Arrange the movies in the Chill Factor Chart according to how they powerfully afect you: suspenseful, frightening, horrifying, terrifying. chILL FAcTor chArT Movie efect The Conjuring You’re Next The Exorcist Insidious Anaconda suspenseful Describe a time when you’ve experienced something frightening or suspenseful.
  • 31. 20 TAsK 8 crossing Diiculties Give the meaning of the underlined words in these sentences. Choose your an- swers from the synonyms in the box. 1. Mrs. Stevenson is identiied as a querulous and self-centered neurotic. 2. She became imperious when she could not connect to the number she dialled. 3. When she dialled again, she only got a bland buzzing signal and heard the conversation on the cross line. 4. The telephone operator’s failed attempts to connect to her husband’s oice number unnerved her. 5. She gave a highhanded reply when she sensed Sgt. Dufy did not take action on her complaint. TAsK 9 Tuning In a. Listen to the radio play as you read the text excerpt. b. Notice the delivery of the lines, the tone of voice of the characters, and the sound efects used. TAsK 10 Delving Deeper Form groups of ten and work on any of the given tasks below. A. Tracking events Arrange the events according to their occurrence in the play. Enter your answer in the box, then explain the acceptability of your arrangement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a. she accidentally overheard a conversation between two men planning a murder. b. Desperate to prevent the crime, she began a series of calls--to the operator, to the police, and others.
  • 32. 21 c. Mrs. stevenson is an invalid conined to her bed and her only life- line was the telephone. d. one night, while she was waiting for her husband to return home, she picked up the phone and called his oice. e. her conversation with sgt. Dufy made her realize the description of the crime scene and victim. B. Discovering traits Describe the characters by putting traits on the strands. Mrs. stenvenson sgt. Dufy C. Gathering leads to suspense Based on the script, point out the parts in the play that help build tension, including the pace. D. Releasing features Focus on the features of a one-act radio play--delivery of the lines, the tone of voice of the characters, and the sound efects used. Explain their importance to the play. TAsK 11 Firming up Answer the following questions: a. Which parts of the story can you ind heightened tension and suspense? What is its efect on you? b. Was Mrs. Stevenson able to connect to get help? How? c. Would you be willing enough to face danger just to help somebody in trouble? Explain your answer.
  • 33. 22 TAsK 12 sounding Words correctly In performing a radio play, the voice carries the tone and emotion of the char- acters. Hence, it is important that words have to be sounded correctly. a. These are some critical vowel sounds. Pronounce the words correctly [a] [æ] [e] [∑] art, arc, clam, guardian, sardine, father, hard, olive, lobby, bond, barter, locket at, ask, accent, attic, badge, gas, patch, hang, bache- lor, cabin, lass, bale, ash age, acre, alias, fame, jade, matrix, chaos, atrium, maze, pathos ebb, elbow, says, bread, weather, weapon, peas- ant, meant, heavy, steady send, check, pepper b. Practicing the sounds Work in four groups. Each group must work on one short vowel sound, then present the output to the class. group 1. [e] The agent was able to close the deal. A sailboat waits on the bay. A plate of bacon and eggs is on the table. group 2. [∑] eddy and eli are best friends forever. Many peasants are ready to ill the land. It’s festive weather for a picnic in the meadow group 3. [æ] The captain is a bachelor. The land map was accurate. He brought ham and apples. group 4. [a] The oice staf waited at the lobby. She won a carpet at the lottery. The doll had a lovely locket. He ofered us sardines with olives.
  • 34. 23 TAsK 13 enjoying My Passion People engage in diferent activities to keep them involved in the community and at the same time help others. Do you do this, too? a. Read the sentences below and answer the questions that follow. 1. Studying and excelling in many extra-curricular programs and my church youth group have given me many opportunities to improve my school as well as help the community. 2. Some activities that make me happy are doing volunteer work and pur- suing my career. 3. I am conident in saying that I am well-adapted and prepared to succeed and be involved in the community. 4. I enjoyed volunteering at the Parish Rest House, making beds, cleaning windows, and mopping loors. 5. My passion, helping people, gives me satisfaction. Processing: 1. What do you notice about the underlined words? 2. What do you call a word derived from a verb? 3. What name do we give to a verbal ending in –ing used as a noun? 4. How is a gerund used in each sentence? Key PoInTs A gerund is usually defined as a word ending in –ing that is formed from a verb and that functions as a noun specifically used as a subject, a subjective complement, an object of the preposition, a direct object, and an appositive. examples: subject: exercising is good for our health. subjective complement: Lyka’s favorite exercise is jogging. object of a preposition: Merla keeps herself in good shape by dancing. Direct object: Lester does boxing in the gym twice a week. Appositive: My only exercise, walking, is not taxing.
  • 35. 24 B. Giving it a try. Study the paragraph. Identify the use of the underlined gerunds by choosing the letter of your answer from the box. Helping people is a responsibility of every citizen, I believe. And I used to help everyone I could. I enjoyed the feeling I got when I reversed a stranger’s awful day and turned it into something good. I’ve learned better since then. Don’t get me wrong; I still agree with and practice the concept, but I’m much more adept at it now that I have gained experience. Even though I was the rescuer, it seemed like I always had to pay a personal price for being kind to people. After sufering much heartache, embarrassing episodes, and personal loss, I’ve learned that giving help to my fellow human beings can be a risky endeavour if not approached correctly. C. Honing skills Write the gerunds. Then, explain its use in each sentence. 1. Helping a friend is an automatic yes in your book. 2. Helping others with a favour is dangerous and should be avoided. 3. When it comes to helping, ultimately, it’s not even about expecting money or just helping friends out. 4. Take time getting used to refusing people’s requests. 5. Although simple, it is similar to the rules that prevent people from bump- ing into others in the streets. 6. Won’t people see you as a jerk in refusing to help them? 7. Individuals may even get mad for saying no to them. 8. You can boil this down as the diference of needing vs. wanting help. 9. One way to deal with this is by giving your closest friends and family a higher priority. 10. You can’t stand still watching others in need, but at the same time you can’t assist everyone to your own detriment. A. subject D. Direct object B. subjective complement e. Appositive c. object of a preposition
  • 36. 25 D. Mastering it! Work with a partner. Convert the following verbs to gerund and construct sentences using its varied functions. 1. run 6. beat 2. buy 7. sit 3. sell 8. let 4. ask 9. see 5. wait 10. cook E. Describing a photo: Pair work Share a picture with your partner and talk about it using a gerund. Example: I remember taking this picture. It was a weekend in July. My family was at the beach. I remember asking my sister to take the picture quickly because the sun was in my eyes. It was a beautiful, sunny day. your DIscoVery TAsKs TAsK 14. getting into the World of Laughter and Tears A. Agreeing-Disagreeing Put a check mark if you agree with the statement; X if you disagree. Explain your answer to a partner. 1. Theater is the same as theatre. 2. Drama is diferent from a play. 3. A script is the written conversation in a play. 4. A change in time is one scene in a play. 5. A one-act play has all the elements of drama. B. Familiarizing Yourself with the stage 1. With a partner, study the stage layout. Make directions from the perspective of the actor (facing the audience) and of the audience (facing the stage). Examples: Downstage Rght (DR) Downstage Left Center (DLC)
  • 37. 26 TAsK 15. revisiting the radio Play Refer to the one-act radio play script to answer these questions: 1. Is Sorry, Wrong Number a one-act play? 2. The elements of a one-act play are found in the script. Fill-in the grid below with the needed information. elements of one-act play Details 1. setting 2. Plot and plot structure 3. character and characterization 4. conlict 5. Theme 6. suspense and atmosphere TAsK 16 connecting Lives When do you dial a friend? You have a civic obligation to help others. Would you be willing enough to take the risk of helping others in need?
  • 38. 27 Using a sheet of paper, write a paragraph on the topic: helping others at my own risk. Choose one from the possible situations below. Possible situations: 1. A friend is habitually absent and asks you to cover up his being hooked to computer games. 2. You witness a hit and run vehicular accident and the victim needs your help. 3. Your classmate’s cell phone was coniscated because he was watching pornography, and he wants you to help him get his cell phone. 4. Your neighbor badly needs money, but the only money you have got is your weekly allowance. 5. A close friend runs away from home and asks you to let him stay in your house. your FInAL TAsKs TAsK 17. getting a clear Picture Direction: Evaluate the plot summary according to/against the guidelines Plot summary/synopsis guidelines Mrs. stevenson is sick and conined to her bed. her only lifeline is the telephone. one night, while waiting for her husband to return home, she impatiently tries to locate him. she picks up the phone and accidentally overhears a conversation through a cross-line, between two men planning to murder a woman who lives near a bridge on second Avenue at 11:15 at night on that day. she begins a series of calls--to the opera- tor, to the police, and others, desperate to prevent the crime. guidelines to Writing a good Plot summary 1. The time and place should be indicated at the beginning of the synopsis 2. A brief description of the main charac- ters should be given as they appear in the story 3. The synopsis should begin at the opening of the story and told in the same order as the play, and end at the play’s conclusion 4. Dramatic scenes that propel the story for- ward, including climatic scenes should be described within the synopsis 5. The synopsis must be no longer than 250 words long 6. The story must be told in the present tense and in the third person 7. When telling the story, dialogue should not be included. The story should be related in an informal way.
  • 39. 28 Processing: Give your reasons for following the guidelines on writing a synopsis. your TreAsure http://www.searchquotes.com/quotes/about/helpfulness/ complete each clause in your notebook. summing up what I learned in my journey through this lesson, it enables me to ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ It made me realize that ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ I therefore commit to _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
  • 40. 29 Lesson 2 MAKIng A DIFFerence your Journey In many ways your life has been made easier and more eicient with technology that enables you to keep in touch. With just a click of a button (or a mouse) you have email, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, online fora, list-servs and threads, vir- tual reality, webcasts and webinars, instant messaging (IM), text messaging (and many other features of technology) and you are able to connect to the world. This lesson allows you to further explore the world and see how people make a diference in the lives of other people by making use of their time, talent, and heart. Your involvement in making connections is an enriching and empowering experience. your oBJecTIVes For you to clarify the path of your journey in making valuable contributions to the world, you are expected to: • interpret ideas presented in a poster • relect on the message conveyed in the material viewed • analyze literature as a means of connecting to the world • produce the critical consonant sounds correctly • use gerunds and gerund phrases in expressing ways on how to shape the world • relect on how to manage the use of ICT gadgets without deviating from hu- man interaction • recognize the structures and types of stages for stage plays • inalize content of plot synopsis • enhance the experience through the library’s information sources
  • 41. 30 your InITIAL TAsKs Task 1 Promoting Advocacy Study the poster and evaluate its message. What is in the poster that would make you accept the invitation to join the conference? http://www.youthmakingadiference.ca/conference/conference2012/poster/ Task 2 Messaging electronically 1. Why do you use a computer? Why do you create a Facebook account? 2. Give other examples of the latest gadgets for messaging.
  • 42. 31 Task 3 emulating accomplished People Some people do ordinary things that produce amazing results, making them diferent from the rest. One of them is Bill Gates whose curiosity led to a revo- lutionized information technology. Prepare yourselves for a Power Point presentation. Take note of the infor- mation that will complete the grid below. Personalities nationality advocacy Melinda gates american ghalib khalil efren Peñalorida educate street children through a push cart classroom. Mark Hyman arnel Pineda filipino evans Wadongo narayanan krishnan Julia‘Butterly’Hill A. Be able to explain the signiicance of the material shown. 1. What qualities make these people extraordinary? 2. What has prompted them to make a diference in other people’s lives? 3. What impact have they made on the people around them? 4. Simple people like Arnel Pineda, Efren Peñalorida, and Ghalib Khalil have become extraordinary. Does it mean you can also be an extraordinary person? Explain. B. What have you realized? You have learned about these extraordinary people’s advocacies that made a signiicant impact on others. This time write your relections on these on a ½ sheet of paper.
  • 43. 32 Task 4 considering options i’ve got a cell phone, email, and voice mail. But why am i so lonely? 1. This man has all the modern gadgets, yet he is still lonely. Why do you think this is so? 2. What general truth in life is being depicted? Task 5 figuring it out Match the italicized words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. Write the number of your answer in the magic square. a B c d e f a B 1. evidently, the untethered electronic voice is pref- erable to human contact. a. hindrance 2. The driver shushed us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone b. one who opposes technological change 3. every advance in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction c. unlimited resources or endurance 4. i am no Luddite. i own a cellphone, an aTM card, and an email account. d. ordered to be silent 5. The communications revolution makes us stop talking to one another. This makes me cringe. e. shrink in fear 6. i’ve put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging to people near me. f. limit g. to wish or long for
  • 44. 33 Task 6 stimulating responsibilities 1. Work in four groups and read the selection that follows. 2. Formulate questions and answers out of it. 3. For each question and answer given, the group gains a smiley that is to be entered in the score board. 4. The group with the most entries or the highest score is the winner. Score board for the group activity groupsscores Questions (scores) answer (scores) Total score 1 2 3 4 for conversation, Press # 1 by Michael alvear A funny thing happened in the way to communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another. I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and—poof! ---I became invisible, absent from the conversation because of a gadget designed to make communication easier. The park was illed with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing other people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pet their puppies. Evidently, the untethered electronic voice is preferable to human contact. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. In making
  • 45. 34 deposit at the bank, you can just insert your card into the ATM. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every conceivable contact between human beings gets auto- mated, the alienation index goes up. I am no Luddite. I own a cell phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail system, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn’t an option---they’re great for what they’re intended to do. It’s their unintended consequences that make me cringe. So I’ve put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I’m home. readers digest, pp. 143-145, July 2000 Task 7 Understanding the Text Choose the correct answer to each item. 1. The author’s purpose in writing the article is to make us realize that ________. a. communications technology is interfering with human contact b. people are communicating less than they did in the past c. the advances in communications technology are unnecessary d. people are forgetting how to communicate with others 2. The question “Why is it that the more connected we get, the more discon- nected I feel?” _____________. a. reveals the author’s confusion about technology b. invites the reader to disagree with the author c. highlights the author’s examples and arguments d. challenges the reader to ind answers to problems 3. The author’s tone throughout the selection is _________. a. amusement c. hostility b. criticism d. indiference
  • 46. 35 4. The third and fourth paragraphs give emphasis on how a cell phone ______. a. provides convenience c. isolates people b. threatens safety d. eiciently works 5. The idea that bothers the author most about the efect of communications technology on his life is _______________. a. limited communication with strangers b. lack of social formula c. extreme preference for cell phones d. deviation from meaningful interaction Task 8 enriching Your experience 1. Go back to the text For Conversation, Press # 1. Aside from the communications technology cited by the author, what other technological advances in commu- nication deviate from human interaction? Relect on the author’s concern and how you use your ICT gadgets without neglecting human interaction. Write your relections in your notebook. My relections 2. Form ive groups to work on the activities below. group 1 - actors In a role play, show the proper etiquette when using a cell phone and telephone. (How should we deal with a phone call or text message when we are talking with someone?) group 2 - dancers Through a dance, interpret a song that discusses the author’s desire to have human contact rather than the use of technology in communication.
  • 47. 36 group 3 - Mathematicians Make a computation of how much your weekly expenses allotted for load and phone bills amount to. Think of how you can still use the technology but lessen the expenses. group 4 - researchers List the advantages and disadvantages of communications technology. Use the chart below. communications Technology Unit advantages disadvantages Telephone cell phone fax machine e-mail Voice mail group 5 - singers Compose a jingle about communications technology highlighting its importance but not losing interaction with others, then sing it. YoUr TeXT sorry, Wrong number (a radio play, excerpted) by Lucille fletcher
  • 48. 37 Task 9 recalling events: Throwback Mode 1. Volunteer students read parts of the play. Find out the reason for the char- acter’s actions – their motivation. 2. Listen to the characters read their parts on the radio conversations. Note: The teacher stops the student who is reading, asks some questions, and he will answer in character. Questions for: a. Mrs. Stevenson Why are you so arrogant and irritable? b. Sgt. Dufy Why did you not send some policemen to Mrs. Stevenson’s area to verify her statements? c. Operator Why do you seem to be cool and patient with irate callers? d. George Why did you have to kill Mrs. Stevenson? Task 10 delving deeper Working in six groups, read the remaining parts of a one-act radio play and be ready to do your task. group 1 - Third operator For whom is Mrs. Stevenson’s call? group 2 - Western Union Why should Mrs. Stevenson call Western Union? group 3 - information What does Mrs. Stevenson want from the Information? group 4 - Henchley Hospital Was she able to get the help from a nurse?
  • 49. 38 group 5 - Woman What made Mrs. Stevenson so scared? group 6 - sgt. dufy and george Why should George tell Sgt. Dufy “Sorry, wrong number”? Task 11 firming Up 1. What makes the story suspenseful? 2. Why is Mrs. Stevenson not able to get help? 3. Mrs. Stevenson has already sensed that she is the woman to be murdered. What would you do if you were in her place? 4. What is the most interesting thing you learned about the play? 5. How could you be of help to people in danger like Mrs. Stevenson? Task 12 enriching Your experience Form ive groups to work on the activities below. A. Tracking Emotions With a partner, create a line graph illustrating the rise and fall of a reader’s emotion from the beginning up to the end of the play. B. A Scene After As the play ends, George answers the phone, “Sorry, wrong number.” Make a diferent ending by writing a script for this scene and act it out. C. Dance Mania Choreograph a dance that interprets the message of the play using a song that its it. D. Vote a Quote List quotations from established literary authors, or proverbs, or well- known sayings which would be engraved on your tombstone (epitaph). It should express a key feature of your own personality. E. Sketch a scene Draw a picture of the area where Mrs. Stevenson lives.
  • 50. 39 Task 13 sounding Words correctly A clear and good voice of the performers in a play is necessary for a good delivery of lines. Thus, words have to be pronounced correctly. [θ] [ð] [b] [v] [p] [f] thin thick thaw thud theory theater ether method author nothing athlete they thus them weather clothing fathom breathe lathe scythe tithe bequeath bat back bun boat big beam bet bog club nab sob vat vote value vanity vital velvet avail avid cove save love pat pen pint pear post play prey posture puncture clap grip fat fame font fur foot fabric fortune foggy lour safe café These are some critical consonant sounds. Pronounce them correctly. A. Practicing the sounds 1. Work in ive groups. Each group works on one vowel sound, then presents output to the class. group1. [θ] [t] - [θ] tin-thin team-theme tie-thigh tif-thief group 3. [b] [b]-[v] ban-van boat-vote best-vest bile-vile buy-vie curbing-curving habit-have it group 5 . [f] [p]-[f] pact-fact part-fart pay-fay pace-face pail-fail peal-feel pull-full pool-fool pry-fry
  • 51. 40 group 2. [ð] [d]-[ð] day-they dot-that dose-those wordy-worthy weed-width group 4. [v] [v]- [b] vase- base vote-boat vend-bend veil-bail vague-big 2. Read the sentences below for more practice. • Both of them went to the theater. • There are those who loathe to work. • The cold weather bothers me a lot. • They went by boat to vote. • Let us bind the vines with ropes. • The vase had a crack at the base. • She is fond of waiting at the pond. • The panel is connected at the funnel. Task 14 sharing My World A. Volunteering One’s Self Read and study the sentences. 1. I heard of Marlon’s having an advocacy to connect deeply with others. 2. I was not surprised to hear of his travelling to Kenya as a volunteer worker. 3. Because of my being busy, I was not able to send him of. 4. What is the impact of Marlon’s going away? 5. We are very certain of his being appreciated by the community. Processing: 1. What word introduces the phrase in italics? What do you call this phrase? 2. What word comes before the gerund in each sentence? What is the func- tion of the noun or pronoun in relation to the gerund?
  • 52. 41 B. Living with Others Work with a partner in completing each sentence. Supply the possessive form of the word in parenthesis. (Lara) 1 . Because of __________ welcoming gesture, her companions felt at ease. (she) 2. ______________ joining the group inspired them. (she) 3. The group knew of __________ being cheerful. (I) 4. Please excuse ____________ being over-excited. (we) 5. The old woman did not appreciate __________being noisy. (you) 6. ____________ taking the blame has made us respect you. (they) 7. The leader gave suggestions about __________ having a new project . (members) 8. The ___________ being conident in her boosted her mo- rale. (you) 9. What is the use of ____________having strong supporters? (he) 10. Lara understood ________ saying no to the proposal. C. Shaping My World With a partner, read the paragraph carefully then underline the gerund and gerundial phrases. A blank piece of paper represents my world. I draw a stick igure to represent myself. Around the paper, I start writing signiicant things in my life and I draw lines between them; my world is full of connections. The connections I have with people, my community, and the earth itself. The connections I built shape my dreams of marketing, law, and fashion, and I color my world with numerous shades. Coloring it gives me excitement. The connections I evolved with people are like lands in my world; theyare dif- ferent and necessary. Every one of them afected my life in some way, but some of them shaped my dreams and aspirations more than other people. Two such people are my father and my boss at a company I work for. My father explained to me how marketing is the basis of every business. Even when we were just shopping, he would teach me marketing skills, such as branding. He helped me discover marketing as my fascination.
  • 53. 42 My boss at a company where I am interning recently shaped my dream as well. She is the one who connected me with a new ield of business; legal marketing. She taught me how marketing and law are necessities for every business in this world and it is also a creative side of business. I am not sure how many people I met in 19 years of my life but all of them inluenced me and I ind the connections I have with people are priceless. D. Asking the Expert Divide the class into ive groups. Write a response and give the letter sender advice. You must use ive gerunds in the phrases in your letter. dear nicole, i don’t know what to do. i want to invite my friend to do things like we used to do. i want some time for just us girls, but she keeps bringing her new boyfriend along. He’s not a bad person, but he does talk a lot. it’s hard to feel close to my girlfriend when he’s al- ways around. do you think i should ask my friend to stop bringing her boyfriend along when i invite her somewhere? i want her to be happy with this guy, but i want to spend time with her, too. — Missing my best friend Sample advice: dear Missing My Best friend, stop feeling guilty. it isn’t a bad thing to want girl time with your best friend. Try telling her exactly what you told me. You want her to be happy, you think her boyfriend is a good guy, but you miss spending time with her. — nicole
  • 54. 43 YoUr discoVerY Tasks Task 15 going into the World of acting A. Warming up: Improvisation Telephone Chain� ( pair work) Student A calls any student (Student B). They will create a quick and telephone conversation. After that, student B will call another student to do the same. The conversation will keep going as needed or as wished for. B. Familiarizing yourself with the types of stage When you’re devising a drama, you’ll need to think about how to stage your performance, and what type of stage to use. With a partner, study the four types of stage. Thrust stage The thrust coniguration is the oldest known ixed type of staging in the world, and it is thousands of years old. stage audience audience audience Wall
  • 55. 44 Proscenium stage Astagewheretheaudiencesitsononesideonlyiscalleda prosceniumstage.The audience faces one side of the stage directly, and normally sits at a lower height. In-the-round stage An in-the-round stage is positioned at the center of the audience - i.e., there is audience around the whole stage. This type of stage creates quite an inti- mate atmosphere, and is good for drama that needs audience involvement. Traverse stage A stage where the audience sits on two sides is called a traverse stage. Also, this type of stage is good for creating an intimate atmosphere.
  • 56. 45 C. Thinking it over Work in groups of four. Recall a place where you have seen a stage. Draw the picture of the stage and identify its type. D. Gaining more information about the stage Get a partner and discuss the diferent stage area boundaries, the backdrops, and other things relative to the materials on and of the stage. YoUr finaL Tasks Task 16 getting immersed In the previous lesson, you learned the guidelines to writing a good plot synopsis or summary. Now, you will read some synopses for analysis. a. starwars by susan dennard Long ago, in a galaxy far away, a controlling gov- ernment called the Empire takes control of plan- ets, systems, and people. Anyone who resists is obliterated. Luke Skywalker, a naïve farm boy with a knack for robotics, dreams of one day escaping his desert homeland. When he buys two robots, he inds one has a message on it – a message from a princess begging for help. She has plans to defeat the Em- pire, and she begs someone to deliver these plans to a distant planet. Luke goes to his friend and mentor, the loner Ben Kenobi, for help. Ben tells Luke about a world where the Empire rules and Rebels ight back, where Jedi Knights wield a magic called the Force, and how Luke must face Darth Vader – the man who killed Luke’s father and now seeks to destroy Luke too. Luke refuses, but when he goes back to his farm, he inds his family has been killed. He has no choice but to join Ben. To escape the desert planet, Ben and Luke hire a low-life pilot and the pilot’s hairy, alien friend. Luke, Ben, Luke’s robots, the pilot, and the hairy